The Irish Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU, formerly known as Commission for Energy Regulation) has begun to assess the proposed 500 MW Greenlink interconnector between Ireland and the United Kingdom. The initial assessment decision on whether the project is in the public interest is expected for September 2018. Besides, the regulator will assess the proposed 25-year cap-and-floor support scheme for the project (awarded by the British regulator Ofgem for 50% of Greenlink's revenue).
The 170 km long Greenlink interconnection line would have a capacity of 500 MW and would connect the Great Island substation in the Wexford county (Ireland) to Pembroke, in Wales (United Kingdom). In October 2017, the CRU issued a direction to EirGrid as the Transmission System Operator to start processing grid connection applications from electricity interconnectors with PCI (Project of Common Interest) status. CRU's final decision is expected to be taken in 2019.
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