Power plant · Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Dura Park Bynea Industrial Site
Dura Park Bynea Industrial Site is a power plant in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, with 1.4 MW of capacity, operated by Short Bros Homes.
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 | Carmarthenshire (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Former Bowdens Site, Yspitty Road, Dura Industrial Park, Llanelli, Dyfed, Wales, SA14 9TD | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 15 Dec 2015 (permit S/32873, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Carmarthenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Oct 2015 (reference S/32873, planning authority Carmarthenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 15 Dec 2015 (granted, reference S/32873, planning authority Carmarthenshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Short Bros Homes | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1.4 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 | 51.6681, -4.0874 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Dura Park Bynea Industrial Site is the 400th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 4,668th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 1.4 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 | 400th of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,668th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 11,264th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. S/32873
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 124 grid connections, 1 transmission line and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pencoed LLWCHWR grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Dafen Reserve Power LLETHRI RD Dafen grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.7 km |
| Gas 20 MW grid connection at Swansea North Bsp | Grid connection | — | — | 5.2 km |
| Brechfa Forest Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 33 km |
| CGI Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 40 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.