Solar at Rathkeale
Townland of Ardgoulbeg , near Rathkeale , Co. Limerick
This project holds a grid connection offer
EirGrid's connection batches record an offer for this application with a maximum export capacity of 54.0 MW, connecting at the Rathkeale node. EirGrid lists it as Ardgoulbeg Solar, applicant Harmony Solar Rathkeale Limited. The offer quarter is Q3 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
Association: The application names RATHKEALE as its connection point.
Available capacity: No firm generation capacity currently available at RATHKEALE.
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 lodged | Apr 11, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Further information requested | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Further information received | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Decision due | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Decision made | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Appeal submitted | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Appeal decided | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Permission expires | Mar 26, 2030 |
| Decision | REFUSED |
| Appeal reference | 321242-24 |
| Appeal decision | CONDITIONAL |
Source
Planning data: national planning register (ArcGIS IrishPlanningApplications), Limerick County Council. Grid capacity: ESB Networks published capacity data. Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Register entry: council planning file.
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