East Meath-North Dublin Grid Upgrade

The East Meath-North Dublin Grid upgrade is a high-capacity 400 kV underground electricity cable proposed between Woodland substation, near Batterstown in Co Meath, to Belcamp substation, near Clonshaugh in north Dublin.

This upgrade will strengthen the electricity grid in the east of Meath and the north of Dublin to improve the transfer of power across the existing transmission network.

Meeting electricity demand

The project will address the increased electricity demand in east Meath and north Dublin. There is increased electricity demand in these areas is due to economic development and population growth.

Supporting renewable energy

The upgrade will help make the grid more renewable ready, helping to achieve Ireland's climate action targets of 80% of electricity coming from renewable sources.

Further development of renewable energy generation will increase Ireland's energy independence, reducing our reliance on imported fossil fuels for electricity generation.

Planning permission for this project was granted in February 2025 by An Bord Pleanála, subject to 14 conditions. 

We will continue to engage and collaborate with local authorities, national road authorities and other stakeholders throughout this stage to ensure optimal project delivery solutions.

February 2025

Planning application approved

An Bord Pleanála approved planning permission in February 2025, subject to 14 conditions. 

The forum aims to ensure that stakeholders and community views are understood and properly considered as we deliver the project. 

It gives a voice to local communities and those impacted most by our infrastructure. The forum provides for open dialogue between the project team and stakeholders.

The forum offers advice to us on key project developments such as:

Dr Harriet Emerson from Adjust is the independent chair of this community forum.

Membership

Following a public nomination period in 2022 where community groups were invited to express an interest in becoming members, the community forum is now made up of a number of local organisations, as well as elected representatives from Fingal County Council and Meath County Council. 

Minutes of the community forum meetings can be found in the Project Documents section below. 

Below are documents about the East Meath-North Dublin Grid Upgrade. We use a six-step process for developing new projects. These documents are organised based on the step of the project they refer to. 

Step 5 - Summary of Engagement with the Public and Stakeholders

Step 4 - Where Exactly Should We Build?

Step 4B

Step 4A

Step 4

Step 3 - What’s the Best Option and What Area May Be Affected? 

Step 2 - What Technologies Can Meet Future Needs of the Grid? 

Step 1 - How We Identify the Future Needs of the Electricity Grid 

Community Forum Meetings