Battery storage at Ballyragget

Moatpark , Ballyragget , Co. Kilkenny

Permission granted
Planning status
Not stated
Capacity
the application states no figure in MW
3.3
Site area (hectares)
Battery storage
Technology

This project holds a grid connection offer

EirGrid's connection batches record an offer for this application with a maximum export capacity of 79.0 MW, connecting at the Ballyragget node. EirGrid lists it as Moatpark (Ballyragget) BESS, applicant Neoen Renewables Ireland Limited. The offer quarter is Q4 2026.

Source: ECP-GSS-1 Final Batch, May 2026. Matched to this application by the planning reference EirGrid publishes, confirmed against the county. An offer is a place in the connection process, not a connection: it does not mean the project is built or generating.

Grid

Nearest substation: BALLYRAGGET (38 kV), 0.12 km away.
Association: Matched to BALLYRAGGET on place name and proximity (0.12 km).
Available capacity: 8.5 MW of firm generation capacity available at BALLYRAGGET.

A nearest substation is a measurement of distance, not a statement of where this project will connect. Where a link is published it is because the application names the station, or because the project's own place name matches it and the two are close enough for that to mean something.

Planning timeline

Application lodgedMay 17, 2024
Further information requestedJul 10, 2024
Further information receivedDec 20, 2024
Decision dueJan 25, 2025
Decision madeJan 23, 2025
Permission grantedFeb 25, 2025
Permission expiresFeb 24, 2035
DecisionCONDITIONAL

Source

Planning data: national planning register (ArcGIS IrishPlanningApplications), Kilkenny County Council. Grid capacity: ESB Networks published capacity data. Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Register entry: council planning file.

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