Power plant · Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Hafod-y-Dafal Wind Farm
Hafod-y-Dafal Wind Farm is a cancelled wind power plant in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom, with 4 MW of capacity, operated by Airvolution Energy.
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 | Blaenau Gwent (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Near Cwm, Blaenau Gwent | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (appeal 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 | 1 Oct 2013 (reference C/2013/0295, planning authority Blaenau Gwent) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Jul 2014 (refused, reference C/2013/0295, planning authority Blaenau Gwent) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 23 Sept 2015 (appeal refused, reference C/2013/0295, planning authority Blaenau Gwent) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Airvolution Energy (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units (2 MW per unit) | 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 | 51.7299, -3.1587 | 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 refused (appeal refused, planning authority Blaenau Gwent, reference C/2013/0295)
- Permit refused (planning authority Blaenau Gwent, reference C/2013/0295)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Blaenau Gwent, reference C/2013/0295)
How it compares
Hafod-y-Dafal is the 320th-largest of 451 power plants in Wales and the 4,088th-largest of 5,837 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4 MW is <0.1% of the 200,833 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 | 320th of 451 | 16,665 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 4,088th of 5,837 | 200,833 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 10,079th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 9 data centers and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Centerprise International Newport | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Vantage Data Centers data center, Newport | Data center | — | — | 21 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 49 km |
Operator and place
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- Deeside498 MW
- Ffestiniog360 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.