**New date added** Generator Grid Connection Process in Ireland

There has been major changed to the connection offer process in Ireland as it moved to a planning permission led system, the new Enduring Connection Process.

This course provides an overview of the new connection offer processes and through examples demonstrates how connection policy will be applied to these connection applications going forward.

The learning objectives include:

• Background on the operation of the Irish Electricity System
• Gain understanding of the new connection offer process in Ireland
• Gain understanding of connection policies to determine connection method, connection costs and ongoing grid factors and costs.
• Gain understanding of the connection offer documentation

Developers, consultants, legal advisors, financial investors, equipment suppliers and contractors for new renewable generation projects in Ireland.

The sections within the one-day course will include:

• The Irish Electricity system and its operation
• Generation on the Irish Electricity System
• Connection Offer Process - ECP1, ECP-2 and beyond
• Dedicated and shared connection examples
• Ongoing grid costs and factors
• Overview of Constraint and Curtailment

Rory Mullan has been working in the Irish electricity industry since 1998.  Prior to becoming a senior consultant, Rory has a background of working in commercial and technical roles in NIE, ESB and EirGrid.
Rory is a member of the IWEA council and has been chairperson of the IWEA and the NIRIG grid committees.
Rory is also a member of the ISEA grid committee.
Through his roles in the renewable trade associations he has been at the forefront of the development of connection policy over the past ten years.