Electricity inter-connector cost
The estimated Ireland–Britain inter-connector cost is £80–90 million; no estimate was available for a Britain–Europe link, though a reported British–French link cost was £250 million.
asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy the estimated cost of the construction of an electricity supply inter-connector between Ireland, Britain and Europe, to permit access to the continental grid.
Comment on this
I am informed by the ESB that the estimated cost of construction of an inter-connector between Britain and Ireland would be between £80 million and £90 million at presentday prices.
I have no information as to the cost of inter-connection between Britain and Europe but press reports some time ago mentioned a sum of £250 million as the cost of providing a new large-capacity link between the British and French grids in lieu of the existing small capacity link.
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