Power plant · Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Portsmouth International Port - Solar Panels
Portsmouth International Port - Solar Panels is a power plant under construction in Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, with 1.2 MW of capacity, operated by Portsmouth City Council.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Portsmouth (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Terminal Building, Portsmouth International Port, George Byng Way, Portsmouth, PO2 8SP | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 20 Jun 2023 (permit 21/00717/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Portsmouth) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Jun 2021 (reference 21/00717/FUL, planning authority Portsmouth) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 20 Jun 2023 (granted, reference 21/00717/FUL, planning authority Portsmouth) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Portsmouth City Council | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaics | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 0.48 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 50.8122, -1.0855 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Portsmouth, reference 21/00717/FUL)
- Construction started
- Permit applied for (planning authority Portsmouth, reference 21/00717/FUL)
How it compares
Portsmouth International Port - Solar Panels is the 2,015th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 3,020th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.2 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,015th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,020th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 6,251st of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 175 grid connections (102 operating, 900 MW), 135 substations, 7 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamble Road Primary | Substation | — | — | 0.2 km |
| College Park Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Greetham Street Primary | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Portsmouth 178-4DATA NOT AVAILABLE3 grid connection | Grid connection | 16.2 MW | Operating | 2.5 km |
| Landfill gas 2.375 MW grid connection at Portchester | Grid connection | 2.38 MW | Operating | 3.0 km |
| Lakeside 1000 North Harbour grid connection | Grid connection | 5.07 MW | Planned | 3.2 km |
| ServerHouse | Data center | — | — | 7.0 km |
| SSE data center, Havant | Data center | — | — | 9.8 km |
| Aquind Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Planned | 12 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.