Etchea Energy Nominees Limited

Etchea Energy Nominees Limited is a privately owned Irish company limited by shares, incorporated on 9 December 2021 and registered at The Victorians, 15–18 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. It is classified under NACE code 6420 as undertaking the activities of holding companies and is recorded as a micro company with four shareholders. The company acts as a shareholder and development vehicle in cross‑border electricity transmission infrastructure. Etchea Energy Nominees Limited jointly owns MaresConnect Limited, the special purpose vehicle developing the 750 MW MaresConnect electricity interconnector between Ireland and Great Britain, alongside Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners/Foresight Group. In this role, it participates in the ownership and development of a circa 245 km subsea and underground high‑voltage link between the Irish and GB transmission systems, connecting near Dublin to National Grid’s Bodelwyddan substation in Denbighshire, Wales. MaresConnect has secured an Ofgem interconnector licence, a 750 MW grid connection in Wales, positive initial project assessments from Ofgem and the Irish Commission for Regulation of Utilities, and inclusion in ENTSO‑E’s Ten‑Year Network Development Plan and the EU PCI/PMI list, making it eligible for Connecting Europe Facility funding. Through the Etchea Energy platform, which provides the core management team to MaresConnect, Etchea Energy Nominees Limited draws on advisory capabilities in identifying and structuring energy infrastructure investments, navigating Cap & Floor regulatory frameworks, arranging project finance, and managing EPC procurement and project development for high‑voltage interconnectors. This experience includes roles on projects such as Greenlink between Ireland and Wales, ElecLink through the Channel Tunnel, the East West Interconnector and the Celtic Interconnector, as well as emerging interconnector and storage concepts in Europe and the North Atlantic.