Cable Installation Start

DELAYED +1yr (Apr 2026): Public sources (NS Energy and developer communications) historically indicated construction from 2028 and operation by 2030, but as of April 2026 Shelmalere remains at EIAR scoping with MAC and planning not yet secured and no grid offer. Ireland’s Phase 2 offshore projects are generally expected to commission in the early‑to‑mid 2030s rather than by 2030. With MAC, planning, grid application and grid‑offer milestones now pushed towards 2028–2032, export‑cable installation realistically shifts into the first half of the 2030s. I set cable installation start around 2034, allowing time after consent and FID but still preceding an adjusted 2035–2036 first‑power window. DELAYED +9yr (Apr 2026): NS Energy reports construction of the Shelmalere Offshore Wind Farm starting in 2028 with operation in 2030, far later than our 2024 export‑cable date. Given further slippage in MAC and planning milestones, even 2028 now looks optimistic, so I move export cable installation start to 2033 to reflect a more realistic, later construction window. --- According to the developer’s indicative project timeline for the Shelmalere Offshore Wind Farm, installation of the export cables linking the offshore substation to the onshore grid connection is planned for 2024. This milestone covers the export cable works that form the Shelmalere Export transmission assets and is shown as a distinct phase following the start of construction and preceding export to the grid in 2030.