Systems Operators Northern Ireland, a part of the Eirgrid Group, has secured planning approval for the North - South Electricity Interconnector project which will comprise an 85-mile overhead power line that will stretch from County Tyrone to County Meath.
The single-circuit 400-kV overhead electricity line will include 102 towers over 21 miles in length, from Moy in the townland of Turleenan to the border with the Republic of Ireland at Crossreagh in County Armagh.
The project will enable the flow of about 900 MW of renewable power across the border, in both directions, providing electricity to approximately 600,000 households.
