Shannon LNG secures planning approval for 600mw power plant in Kerry

In a detailed 32-page ruling, the board also granted permission for a 120-megawatt Battery Energy Storage System

The development, set for a 630-acre site between Tarbert and Ballylongford.  Picture: iStock

An Bord Pleanála has granted Shannon LNG permission for a 600mw gas powered powerplant on the Shannon Estuary in North Kerry.

The power station is one element of what has been a decades-long four-part plan for the 41 hectare site which centred on a controversial liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal and jetty for imported gas.