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TI LIRIC LIMITED INTERCONNECTOR DEVELOPMENT - PACC
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PLANNING ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2011 AND THE PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2015 (REGULATIONS 5 (2) (B))
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
terrestrial elements of a proposed interconnector.
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 two
HVDC converter stations, one at each end of the interconnector, connected by two HVDC 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.
Event Date and Time Location
Public Consultation 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.
Please note that comments made to the project team are not representations to Mid & East Antrim
Borough Council. There will be an opportunity to make representations to Mid & East Antrim Borough
Council when TI LirIC Limited submits its application for planning consent.
