Project Overview

Client

Sundew (Bord na Mona and ESB JV) / Voltalia

Designer / Consultancy

Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions

Construction Period

July 2023 – late 2024

Budget

€10-20m

Project Overview

The Timahoe North Solar Farm project involved 3.3 km of access track, 11 km of floating roadways, and site clearance across 156 hectares. The project also featured the installation of 62,500 sigma piles in soft ground, along with the construction of an attenuation tank, substation foundations, and infrastructure.

Key Numbers

  • Access Track: 3.3 km
  • Floating Road Access Tracks: 11 km
  • Peat Removed: 30,000 m³
  • Sigma Piles Installed: 62,500
  • ESBN Ducting Installed: 1.35 km
  • Irish Watermain Installed: 1.3 km