Power plant · Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Parc Adfer EfW
Parc Adfer EfW is a power plant in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, with 16 MW of capacity, operated by Wheelabrator.
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 | Flintshire (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Shotton Works, Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside, CH5 2NH | 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 | 2020 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 9 Jun 2015 (permit 52626, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Flintshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 22 Sept 2014 (reference 52626, planning authority Flintshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 9 Jun 2015 (granted, reference 52626, planning authority Flintshire) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Wheelabrator | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 16 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | EfW Incineration | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.2376, -3.0317 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Parc Adfer EfW is the 94th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 1,343rd-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 16 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 | 94th of 424 | 9,068 MW | 0.18% |
| United Kingdom | 1,343rd of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,848th 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. 52626
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 68 grid connections (41 operating, 358 MW), 7 data centers, 3 gas storage facilities and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nLighten Chester | Data center | — | — | 6.8 km |
| nLighten Edge Data Centre Liverpool | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| The Babbage Centre | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| North Wales Wind Farms Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 34 km |
| Bickerstaffe WTW grid connection | Grid connection | 1.25 MW | Operating | 34 km |
| Unit 1 Junction Lane grid connection | Grid connection | 5.26 MW | Planned | 35 km |
| Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill grid connection | Grid connection | 1.03 MW | Operating | 36 km |
| Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 39 km |
| Keuper Gas Storage Project | Gas storage facility | — | Permitted | 39 km |
Operator and place
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- 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © 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.