CONSULTATION MUST BE HELD WITH COMMUNITIES IN CO.MEATH IN LIGHT OF PROPOSED POWER PLANT

CONSULTATION MUST BE HELD WITH COMMUNITIES IN CO.MEATH IN LIGHT OF PROPOSED POWER PLANT - Cllr Emer Tóibín

Intensive consultations must be held with the community of Kentstown and surrounds in light of a planning application for a gas fired peaking power plant.

An Irish owned renewable energy company has applied to Meath County Council for permission to build the plant, comprising three 30 metre high gas turbine generators.

Aontú Cllr Emer Tóibín, a candidate for Meath East in the upcoming General Election says

“This is a very ambitious development, as if it is approved the plant would provide back-up electricity to the national grid for 40 years”.

“The applicants have stated that the plant will usually remain on standby and will operate when demand on the national grid is high”.

“I am urging people in my constituency to please study the application as it will have huge implications for people in this area. They have a very short window in which to do this as submissions can only be made up to this Thursday, the 14th of November”.

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