Power plant · Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom
Blaencorrwg Wind Farm
Blaencorrwg Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, with 19.3 MW of capacity, operated by Ecogen.
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 | Neath Port Talbot (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Gwaun Blaencorrwg Nr Glyncorrwg Port Talbot West Glamorgan | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Onshore or offshore | Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Jul 1994 (reference 93/9291, planning authority Neath Port Talbot) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 3 Nov 1994 (refused, reference 93/9291, planning authority Neath Port Talbot) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Ecogen | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 19.3 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Wind Onshore | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7019, -3.5907 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Blaencorrwg Wind Farm is the 79th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 1,188th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 19.3 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 79th of 424 | 9,068 MW | 0.21% |
| United Kingdom | 1,188th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,126th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 205 grid connections and 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdare Hendre FAWR Solar Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.4 km |
| CF44 9UG, BRYNGOLWG Solar Farm, Rhigos grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.9 km |
| LLYNFI Afan Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 5.4 km |
| CGI Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| Microsoft Newport data centre | Data center | — | — | 41 km |
Operator and place
More from Ecogen
- Humble Hill Wind Farm78.5 MW
- Largie Wind Farm14.9 MW
- Boardinghouse Wind Farm10.3 MW
- Burgarhill Wind Farm Ltd grid connection5.7 MW
Other power plants in Wales
- Dinorwig1,728 MW
- Gwynt y Mor576 MW
- Ffestiniog360 MW
- Port Talbot Renewable Energy Plant350 MW
- Anglesey Biomass Power Station299 MW
- Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay240 MW
- Pen Y Cymoedd228 MW
- Carnedd Wen Wind Farm150 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.