Power plant · Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom
Pengarnddu Industrial Estate, Dowlais - Hydrogen Electrolyser Plant Facility
Pengarnddu Industrial Estate, Dowlais - Hydrogen Electrolyser Plant Facility is a permitted power plant in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, with 8 MW of capacity, operated by Conrad Energy Limited.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Merthyr Tydfil (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Pengarnddu Industrial Estate, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2TA | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (planning permission granted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 13 Feb 2026 (permit P/24/0196, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Merthyr Tydfil) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 13 Aug 2024 (reference P/24/0196, planning authority Merthyr Tydfil) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 13 Feb 2026 (granted, reference P/24/0196, planning authority Merthyr Tydfil) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Conrad Energy Limited (Conrad Energy (Developments) Limited) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydrogen | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7698, -3.3351 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Pengarnddu Industrial Estate, Dowlais - Hydrogen Electrolyser Plant Facility is the 125th-largest of 177 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Wales and the 2,371st-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8 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 | 125th of 177 | 16,801 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,371st of 3,222 | 300,661 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,473rd of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 6 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Centerprise International Newport | Data center | — | — | 31 km |
| Vantage Data Centers data center, Newport | Data center | — | — | 31 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.
- © 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.