Battery Energy Storage System Development in Drumquin (87.8 MW)
Battery Energy Storage System Development in Drumquin is an 87.8 MW battery storage project in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 15 November 2024, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 20 January 2025.
87.8 MWbattery storage
application submittedstatus in REPD
20 January 2025record last updated
Fermanagh and Omaghcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 15 November 2024 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 87.8 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 20 January 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Lightsource Renewable Energy Ireland Limited
- Planning authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Planning application reference
- LA10/2024/1111/F
- Address (REPD)
- Lands Located Approximately 245m E. of No 164 Dooish Rd. and, Approximately 26m, Drumquin
- Council area (by location)
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- REPD reference
- 17824
Who decides
| Applications | Fermanagh and Omagh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 74 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 12 (16%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 1 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 12 of 70 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 3 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 87.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 8 / 5 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curraghamulkin (Dooish Wind Farm) | wind farm | 30 | operational | 1.5 |
| Dunnaree Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 15 | application withdrawn | 2.7 |
| Pigeon Top | wind farm | 27 | under construction | 2.9 |
| Pollnalaght (Cornavarrow) | wind farm | 38.4 | operational | 3.4 |
| Clunahill Wind Farm | wind farm | 21 | approved, not built | 3.8 |
| Thornog Windfarm | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 5.4 |
| Thornog Windfarm Extension | wind farm | 9.2 | operational | 5.4 |
| Slieveglass | wind farm | 6.9 | operational | 8.1 |
| Castlecraig | wind farm | 25 | operational | 8.5 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.5783, -7.4911).