Power plant · Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom
Penrhiwarwydd Farm
Penrhiwarwydd Farm is a power plant in Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom, with 8.5 MW of capacity, operated by MTS Hill Farm Solar Ltd.
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 | Caerphilly (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Penrhiwarwydd Farm Mynyddislwyn Mountain Road Mynyddislwyn Newport NP11 7BB | 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 | 2015 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 7 Nov 2014 (permit 14/0512/FULL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Caerphilly) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Jul 2014 (reference 14/0512/FULL, planning authority Caerphilly) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Nov 2014 (granted, reference 14/0512/FULL, planning authority Caerphilly) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | MTS Hill Farm Solar Ltd | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 8.5 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 | 18.9 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6332, -3.1557 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Penrhiwarwydd Farm is the 165th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 2,127th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 8.5 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 | 165th of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,127th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 7,524th 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. 14/0512/FULL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 293 grid connections, 9 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrhiwarwydd Farm Mynyddiswyn grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Blackwood CWM CAE Singrug Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.1 km |
| Caerllwyn Ganol Farm, RHYSWG Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 5.1 km |
| Centerprise International Newport | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Vantage Data Centers data center, Newport | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 39 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 42 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.
- 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.