ESB responds to new blockade of Laois electricity substation site that s part of a €110 million project
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Ireland s State-owned electricity provider has confirmed that a protest prevented work on a power substation in Laois and the company has advised that legal action could be pursued to allow work to recommence.
Residents who are part of the Ratheniska Timahoe Spink (RTS) Action Group mounted a protest at the site in Coolnabacca on Wednesday morning which prevented the entry of ESB Networks from accessing the site which is to be a hub in the €110 million Laois Kilkenny Reinforcement Project.
The firm confirmed this in a statement to the
ESB claims Laois power plant report ‘alleviates’ water supply concerns
Electricity company says substation does not threaten underground source
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The ESB describes as “comprehensive” a review of the risk to water at the proposed Coolnabacca power substation.
The State-owned company claims that the proposed development will “not impact” on local water sources and poses “no significant risk”.
The company also contends that the study backs up previous studies undertaken on the development in the Ratheniska Timahoe area which involves an investment of over €100 million.
“The independent review concludes that ‘substantial thickness of low permeability clay on the site eliminates any significant pathway developing to then bedrock aquifer, and hence the Kyle spring,” says the ESB.