Power plant · Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom
Bryngolwg Farm, Hirwaun - Solar farm
Bryngolwg Farm, Hirwaun - Solar farm is a power plant in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, with 8.94 MW of capacity, operated by Enviromena Asset Management UK Limited.
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 | Rhondda Cynon Taf (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Bryngolwg Farm, Rhigos Road, Hirwaun, Aberdare, CF44 9UG | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 27 Jun 2022 (permit 22/0634/10, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Rhondda Cynon Taf) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 15 Jun 2022 (reference 22/0634/10, planning authority Rhondda Cynon Taf) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 27 Jun 2022 (granted, reference 22/0634/10, planning authority Rhondda Cynon Taf) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Enviromena Asset Management UK Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 8.94 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 | 12 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7449, -3.5511 | 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.
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Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Rhondda Cynon Taf, reference 22/0634/10)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Rhondda Cynon Taf, reference 22/0634/10)
How it compares
Bryngolwg Farm, Hirwaun - Solar farm is the 162nd-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 2,095th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8.94 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 162nd of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,095th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,505th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| CGI Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Centerprise International Newport | Data center | — | — | 41 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © 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.