Power plant · Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Parc Solar Caenewydd
Parc Solar Caenewydd is a power plant under construction in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, with 42 MW of capacity, operated by Infinis Solar Developments 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 | Swansea (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Parc Solar Caenewydd Swansea Road Gorseinon Swansea, SA4 4LE | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 2 Dec 2024 (permit CAS-01900-V0J7C7, Welsh Government development of national significance, issued by Welsh Government (NSIP)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 12 Jun 2024 (reference CAS-01900-V0J7C7, planning authority Welsh Government (NSIP)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 2 Dec 2024 (granted, reference CAS-01900-V0J7C7, planning authority Welsh Government (NSIP)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Infinis Solar Developments Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 42 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 | 83.2 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6551, -4.0095 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Parc Solar Caenewydd is the 61st-largest of 177 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Wales and the 1,323rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 42 MW is <0.1% of the 300,661 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 61st of 177 | 16,801 MW | 0.25% |
| United Kingdom | 1,323rd of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 2,487th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 133 grid connections, 1 data center and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caenewydd Solar PV & BESS grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 0.2 km |
| Gas 20 MW grid connection at Swansea North Bsp | Grid connection | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Cockett Valley Solar Park, Swansea grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.9 km |
| CGI Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 35 km |
| Brechfa Forest Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 36 km |
Operator and place
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Other power plants in Wales
- Dinorwig1,728 MW
- Gwynt y Mor576 MW
- 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.
- 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.