At SONI, we operate the transmission system, or the electricity grid as it’s better known, every minute of every day to ensure electricity can flow from where it is generated to where it is needed at the lowest price possible for the Northern Ireland consumer.
The transmission grid safely brings power from generators and sends it to NIE Networks’ distribution system. They then supply electricity to every home, farm, community and business in Northern Ireland.
SONI also has the crucial responsibility of planning and delivering a transformation of the power system to enable a cleaner energy future. This includes interconnection to neighbouring grids and running the wholesale electricity market.
In this respect, SONI has a crucial role to play in the implementation of Northern Ireland’s Energy Strategy and climate change legislation which sets a target of an average of at least 80% of our electricity coming from renewable sources by 2030.
The transmission grid and its infrastructure need to be made stronger and more flexible to transport the increases in clean energy generation which we expect to see this decade. It also needs to be secure so that consumers have the high quality and reliable electricity supply they have come to expect.
This infrastructure upgrade is the most significant in its scale and impact since rural electrification and it is a mission-critical step on the journey to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Delivering this transformation to enable a cleaner energy future is our defining mission.
The projects outlined in our Draft Transmission Development Plan will ensure the transmission grid is fit for the future, providing for Northern Ireland’s environmental, societal and economic aspirations. They are critical enabling infrastructure in the realisation of the Northern Ireland Energy Strategy and Climate Change Act.
Given the importance of this Plan in meeting Northern Ireland’s energy and climate change ambitions, the views and feedback from the energy industry, local and national government and other key stakeholders on its details are of vital importance.
To coincide with Draft Transmission Development Plan, we are also consulting on the associated Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA).
We would like to thank all stakeholders and interested parties who respond to the Draft Transmission Development Plan Consultation, and the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA). Your feedback is important to us. We look forward to your consultation responses on the proposals contained in this document.
Please visit consult.soni.ltd.uk for access to our consultation portal where you can review all associated documents and make a digital submission.
TDPNI consultation responses can also be emailed to info@soni.ltd.uk or via post to TDPNI Consultation 2023, SONI Ltd, 12 Manse Road, Belfast, BT6 9RT.
The consultation is open from 29 September 2023 and closes on 12 January 2024.
Draft Transmission Development Plan Northern Ireland and SEA 2023-2032
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At SONI, we operate the transmission system, or the electricity grid as it’s better known, every minute of every day to ensure electricity can flow from where it is generated to where it is needed at the lowest price possible for the Northern Ireland consumer.
The transmission grid safely brings power from generators and sends it to NIE Networks’ distribution system. They then supply electricity to every home, farm, community and business in Northern Ireland.
In this respect, SONI has a crucial role to play in the implementation of Northern Ireland’s Energy Strategy and climate change legislation which sets a target of an average of at least 80% of our electricity coming from renewable sources by 2030.
The transmission grid and its infrastructure need to be made stronger and more flexible to transport the increases in clean energy generation which we expect to see this decade. It also needs to be secure so that consumers have the high quality and reliable electricity supply they have come to expect.
This infrastructure upgrade is the most significant in its scale and impact since rural electrification and it is a mission-critical step on the journey to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Delivering this transformation to enable a cleaner energy future is our defining mission.
The projects outlined in our Draft Transmission Development Plan will ensure the transmission grid is fit for the future, providing for Northern Ireland’s environmental, societal and economic aspirations. They are critical enabling infrastructure in the realisation of the Northern Ireland Energy Strategy and Climate Change Act.
Given the importance of this Plan in meeting Northern Ireland’s energy and climate change ambitions, the views and feedback from the energy industry, local and national government and other key stakeholders on its details are of vital importance.
To coincide with Draft Transmission Development Plan, we are also consulting on the associated Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA).
We would like to thank all stakeholders and interested parties who respond to the Draft Transmission Development Plan Consultation, and the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA). Your feedback is important to us. We look forward to your consultation responses on the proposals contained in this document.
Please visit consult.soni.ltd.uk for access to our consultation portal where you can review all associated documents and make a digital submission.
TDPNI consultation responses can also be emailed to info@soni.ltd.uk or via post to TDPNI Consultation 2023, SONI Ltd, 12 Manse Road, Belfast, BT6 9RT.
The consultation is open from 29 September 2023 and closes on 12 January 2024.
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