Power plant · Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom
Caergarw Farm
Caergarw Farm is a power plant in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, with 3.8 MW of capacity, operated by Suncredit UK.
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 | Land at Caegarw Farm, Margam, Pyle, Bridgend, CF33 6PT | 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 |
| Start year | 2017 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 17 May 2016 (permit P2015/0692, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Neath Port Talbot) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 23 Nov 2015 (reference P2015/0692, planning authority Neath Port Talbot) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 May 2016 (granted, reference P2015/0692, planning authority Neath Port Talbot) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Suncredit UK (Suncredit UK (Sunventures 7)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3.8 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 |
| Coordinates | 51.5406, -3.6973 | 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 researchHow it compares
Caergarw Farm is the 311th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 3,623rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 3.8 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 | 311th of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,623rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,423rd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. P2015/0692
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 198 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAEGARW Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| CAEGARW Farm, Bedwen Arian Solar & BESS 10MW grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Bridgend South Cornelly Services grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.7 km |
| CGI Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 9.7 km |
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Microsoft Newport data centre | Data center | — | — | 45 km |
Operator and place
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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.