Liaison officer to work with Mid Ulster landowners on renewables connection project
Windfarm, outside Garvagh, to an approved substation at Rasharkin.
A planning application for the project has been submitted to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council & Mid Ulster Council. If approved, the scheme which is of strategic importance in Northern Ireland will allow renewable energy produced at Brockaghboy Windfarm to be used in homes and businesses across Northern Ireland; reducing our reliance on imported fossil fuels.
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Hide AdTo help navigate landowners through the various stages of the project, SONI has appointed Fergal Keenan as an Agricultural Liaison officer. Fergal, a dairy farmer
from Gortin (County Tyrone), has more than 20 years’ experience as a landowner liaison. Before joining SONI, Fergal was with Wind NI, working with landowners on
the siting of medium sized wind turbines. Before that, he worked for Bord Gais, on the largest ever pipeline project carried out in Northern Ireland:
“SONI works to develop grid infrastructure to support competition in energy, to promote economic growth and to facilitate renewable energy.
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Hide Ad“Developing the power grid for this area of Northern Ireland carries many benefits and I understand the importance of the landowner and local farmer as part of this process.
“I am out on the ground and available to meet any landowners who might have questions about the Brockaghboy project, including landowner compensation and what access and construction might look like.”
SONI is encouraging farmers and landowners requiring information about the scheme, to contact Fergal directly on 07966930855 or email [email protected]. Landowners have the opportunity to make representations about the project to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council or to Mid Ulster Council.