The largest single piece of energy infrastructure to be built in Ireland since the Ardnacrusha Hydroelectric Power Station officially opens today.
The East-West Interconnector which links the power grids of Ireland and Britain will allow electricity to be bought and sold between Ireland and Britain.
The East West interconnector – which is around 260 kilometres long – will link the Irish power system to the electricity grid in Britain by undersea and underground cables.
It has the capacity to transfer 500 mega-watts of electricity, which is enough to power 300-thousand homes
The semi state company Eirgrid developed the project at a cost of around 600 million euro and it will allow electricity to be bought and sold between Ireland and Britain
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be joined by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte at an event in Batterstown in Co Meath later – when the interconnector will be officially switched on.
