Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Grid Link Project: EirGrid

9:30 am

Mr. Mark Norton:

The point to bear in mind is that series compensation does not increase the capabilities of the lines. What it does is allow the use of the existing network. The reason the solution works is as much due to the longer-term projection of demand increasing over the course of time and therefore the longevity it provides. It is a direct result of a solution that would have been too short-term to have been viable in the past, but now the slower growth and the longer time it will take to reach the same demand levels mean it will be an enduring solution for a much longer period and will make a sound investment.