Power plant · Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Pendragon Fach Wind Farm
Pendragon Fach Wind Farm is a cancelled power plant in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom, with 5.2 MW of capacity, operated by Pennant Wind Energy Ventures and Eco2.
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 | Mynydd James to the east of Blaina and north of Cwmtillery | 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 | 12 Jun 2006 (reference 2006/0380, planning authority Blaenau Gwent) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 Apr 2010 (appeal refused, reference 2006/0380, planning authority Blaenau Gwent) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 1 Apr 2010 (refused, reference 2006/0380, planning authority Blaenau Gwent) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pennant Wind Energy Ventures and Eco2 (Pennant Wind Energy Ventures (PWEV) and Eco2) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 5.2 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units (1.3 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 | 51.7649, -3.1351 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Pendragon Fach Wind Farm is the 228th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 2,714th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 5.2 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 | 228th of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,714th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,313th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 267 grid connections and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBBW Vale, CWM, Silent Valley Waste Services (Gas) grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 3.6 km |
| Hafod y Dafal Solar Farm, Aberbeeg grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Manmoel 33, (Manmoel) Wind Farm, Coed-Y-RHYD grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 5.6 km |
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 16 km |
| Centerprise International Newport | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Vantage Data Centers data center, Newport | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator and place
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.