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TI LIRIC LIMITED INTERCONNECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRE-APPLICATION PUBLIC INFORMATION EVENT
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Notice is hereby given that TI LirIC Limited (company number 12300898, 12th Floor, 88 Wood
Street, London, EC2V 7DA) plans to hold a pre-application consultation (PAC) event regarding the
proposed marine licensable activities off the coast of Northern Ireland (NI) within the 12 nautical
miles boundary of the UK Marine Area defined under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
The proposed development is a 700-megawatt (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)
electricity interconnector between NI and Scotland. The development will comprise two HVDC
convertor stations, one at each end of the interconnector, connected by two HVDC subsea cables.
One converter station will be located onshore in proximity to Kilroot Power Station, East Antrim, NI,
and the other onshore in proximity to Hunterston Power Station, North Ayrshire, 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 of approximately 1km, including fibre optic cables, from the
TJBs to the converter stations in both NI and Scotland.
• Onshore HVDC converter stations in both NI and Scotland.
• HVAC onshore cables, connections & switchgear of approximately 0.5km in Scotland to
connect to the main electricity grid systems.
The following pre-application consultation will be held at the time and location below. The
consultation will provide further opportunity for the public and stakeholders to consider and comment
on the project plans.
Date/Time Location
5
th November 2026, 2pm – 7.30pm Eden Community Centre
42 Beltoy Road, Eden, Carrickfergus, BT38
9HB
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:
Persons wishing to provide comments on the proposed LirIC Interconnector can do so at the
consultation event; in writing by email to
or to FREEPOST LirIC; or
contacting Freephone 0800 033 7119 by the 14th December 2026. Comments can also be submitted
via the Virtual Consultation Room on the project website. The QR code below can be used to access
the website.
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 prospective application are not
representations to the Marine and Fisheries Division of DAERA. If a Marine Licence is
subsequently submitted, the publication will be undertaken by the Marine and Fisheries Division of
DAERA, and you will have the opportunity to make formal representations regarding the proposal
at the time.
