North Ayrshire - Pre-Application Consultation for Electricity Interconnector Development

TI LIRIC LIMITED INTERCONNECTOR DEVELOPMENT

The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended and The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (Regulation 7(2)(b))

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 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 convertor stations in both NI and Scotland.

• Onshore HVDC convertor stations in both NI and Scotland.

• HVAC onshore cables, connections & switchgear of approximately 0.5km in both NI and Scotland to connect to the main electricity grid systems.

The following pre-application consultation will be held at the time and location below (superseding previous notifications). The consultation will provide further opportunity for the public and stakeholders to consider and comment on the project plans.

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/LirICInterconnector/

Persons wishing to provide comments on the proposed LirIC Interconnector can do so at the consultation event; in writing by email to consultation.liric@tinv.com or to FREEPOST LirIC; or contacting Freephone 0800 033 7119 by the 24th July 2026. Comments can also be submitted via the Virtual Consultation Room (which will go live on 15th June 2026) 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 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 planning consent.