Solar at Swordlestown South
Swordlestown North and Swordlestown South , Co. Kildare
This project holds a grid connection offer
EirGrid's connection batches record an offer for this application with a maximum export capacity of 330.0 MW, connecting at the Dunstown node. EirGrid lists it as Swordlestown Solar and Battery, applicant Swordlestown Solar 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: No confident match to a named grid station.
Available capacity: 5.1 MW of firm generation capacity available at NAAS.
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 | Feb 4, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Further information requested | Mar 23, 2022 |
| Further information received | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Decision due | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Decision made | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Permission granted | Feb 2, 2024 |
| Appeal submitted | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Appeal decided | Feb 2, 2024 |
| Permission expires | Feb 1, 2029 |
| Decision | CONDITIONAL |
| Appeal reference | 314320-22 |
| Appeal decision | CONDITIONAL |
Source
Planning data: national planning register (ArcGIS IrishPlanningApplications), Kildare County Council. Grid capacity: ESB Networks published capacity data. Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Register entry: council planning file.
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