Eirgrid has announced that using existing infrastructure will form part of its plans for an upgrade of two major enenergy upgrade projects - the Grid Link Project and Grid West.

Electromagnetic fields from pylons pose no major health threat to humans, according to a review by the European Commission.

Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte’s decision to review the planned construction of hundreds of pylons and high-voltage power lines across the country is a shrewd political move. It will give coalition TDs space to answer angry voters on the doorsteps, as opposition grows over Eirgrid’s plans to extend the national grid.