East Antrim - Pre-application consultation for marine interconnector development

TI LIRIC LIMITED INTERCONNECTOR DEVELOPMENT

MARINE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2010, THE MARINE LICENSING (PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2013

Notice is hereby given that TI LirIC Limited (company number 12300898 17th Floor, 88 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7DA) plans to hold a pre-application consultation (PAC) event regarding the proposed marine licensable activities within the Scottish Inshore Waters, in the Firth of Clyde.

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 subsea cables (approximately 145km in length). 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, 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.

The licensable activity consists of:

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.

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 prospective application(s).

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://tinv.com/intercon-projects/liric/ 

Persons wishing to provide comments on the proposed LirIC Interconnector can do so at the consultation event; in writing by email to consultation.liric@inv.com or by post to TI LirIC Limited 88 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7DA, by the 17th July 2026. Comments can also be submitted via the Virtual Consultation Room (which will go live to coincide with the consultation event date) on the project website.

Please note that comments made to the project team are not representations to Scottish Ministers or North Ayrshire Council. There will be an opportunity to make representations to Scottish Ministers and North Ayrshire Council when TI LirIC Limited submits its application for a marine license.