Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Grid Link Project: EirGrid

9:30 am

Mr. Fintan Slye:

To answer Deputy Heydon's first question, he probably hit on it himself because it is a combination of both factors. The reduction in demand means the increase in power transfer capability that can be delivered by series compensation represents a viable solution which will last for the foreseeable future, which is 2025 to 2030 with regard to projections of growth.