Energy

Eamon Ryan meets French energy minister as construction begins on Celtic Interconnector

Project will include enough capacity to power 450,000 homes and will create a direct electricity link from Ireland to continental Europe

Eamon Ryan and Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the French energy minister, signed a joint declaration of intent on energy transition cooperation. Picture: Department of Environment, Climate and Communications

Eamon Ryan, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has met French Energy Minister, Agnès Pannier-Runacher to mark the commencement of the Celtic Interconnector project.

The Celtic Interconnector is a high-voltage subsea power cable that will link the electricity grids of Ireland and France.

It will include enough capacity to power 450,000 homes and will create a direct electricity link from Ireland to continental Europe.

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