220kVSolarGrid & Substations

Proposed 110kV electrical substation and associated 110kV infrastructure required to connect a solar farm to the existing Knockraha 220kV substation

Scale

220kV

Location

in the townlands of Knockraha East, Ballynanelagh and Kileena, County Cork.

Planning authority

Cork County Council

Case type

SID (Not incl LAP SID cases)

Lodged

9 August 2024

Decision

Approve with Conditions · 29 July 2025

Consented under the Strategic Infrastructure Development process by An Coimisiún Pleanála (case 320532). These projects are decided centrally and don't appear in local- authority planning registers.

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