Cullenagh Battery Energy Storage (BESS)

Cullenagh BESS was granted planning permission by Waterford County Council in December 2024.

Permitted site layout

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The permitted site is located in the townlands of Glenhouse and Lahardan in Waterford.

The permitted development is a 800MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of 5.45 hectares. The permitted site will include 40No. Electrical Inverters, 20No. Electrical Transformers, 103No. Containerised Battery Storage Modules on Concrete Plinths, Access Tracks and Upgraded Site Entrance and road, Associated Electrical Cabling and Ducting, Security Gates, Perimeter Security Security Fencing, CCTV Security Monitoring and Lighting System, Landscaping Works and all Associated Ancillary Infrastructure.