Eden Community Centre, TRANSMISSION INVESTMENT LIRIC LIMITED

TRANSMISSION INVESTMENT LIRIC LIMITED

INTERCONNECTOR DEVELOPMENT

PRE-APPLICATION PUBLIC INFORMATION EVENT

Notice is hereby given that Transmission Investment (company number 08915797, 17th Floor, 88 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7DA) plans to hold a pre-application consultation (PAC) event regarding the proposed marine licensable activities within Northern Irish Inshore Waters.



The proposed development is a 700-megawatt (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electricity interconnector between Northern Ireland (NI) and Scotland. The development will comprise tow HVDC Convertor Stations, one at each end of the interconnector, connected by two HVDC subsea cables (approximately 142km in length). One Convertor Station will be located onshore in proximity to Kilroot Power Station, East Antrim, Northern Ireland, and the other onshore in proximity to Hunterston Power Station, North Aryshire, Scotland. Key elements of the proposed development are:



 A pair of HVDC offshore cables, comprising a single circuit and fibre optic cables, buried in or placed (and protected) on the seabed between NI and Scotland. The Offshore Cable Corridor is approximately 142km in length, with approximately 32km crossing NI Inshore Waters and 110km crossing Scottish Inshore Waters.

 Up to two HVDC onshore to offshore cable transition joint bays (TJB) at the landfall in both NI and Scotland.

 Two HVDC onshore cables, including fibre optic cables, from the TJBs to the Convertor Stations in both NI and Scotland.

 HVDC Convertor Stations in both NI and Scotland.

 One HVDC cable circuit comprises of 3 phases and up to 2 cables per phase resulting in up to 6 HVAC cables plus fibre cables, from the Convertor Stations to substations in both NI and Scotland



The following Public Information Event will take place:

Date/Time Location

Monday 15th June 2026, 1p– 8pm

Eden Community Centre



The consultation event provides an opportunity for the public to view details and project plans, provide feedback and raise questions with members from the project team. Details of the proposal can also be found on the project website:

https://consultationspace.com/Dev/IC_Web/



If you wish to make comments on the proposals, you may do so at the consultation event; via the project website above; by emailing

michelle.price@tetratech.com;

and/or in writing to Tetratech – c/o Michelle Price, Tetratech, Elmwood House, Boucher Road, Belfast, BT12 6RZ



This notice does not relate to a live marine consenting application. Comments should not be made to DAERA Marine Licencing. Any comments made to the perspective application are not representative to DAERA Marine licencing. If a Marine Licence is subsequently submitted, the normal publication will be undertaken by DAERA Marine Licence, and you will have the opportunity to make formal representations regarding the proposal at the time.