Power plant · Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Silent Valley Landfill Scheme
Silent Valley Landfill Scheme is a power plant in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom, with 2.7 MW of capacity, operated by Novera.
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 | Silent Valley Landfill Site, Waunlwyd Ebbw Vale | 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 | 2006 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 14 Apr 1994 (Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Blaenau Gwent) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 8 Mar 1994 (planning authority Blaenau Gwent) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 14 Apr 1994 (granted, planning authority Blaenau Gwent) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Novera | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2.7 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Landfill Gas | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.7562, -3.1796 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Commissioned
- Permit granted (planning authority Blaenau Gwent)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Blaenau Gwent)
How it compares
Silent Valley Landfill Scheme is the 342nd-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 3,877th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 2.7 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 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 | 342nd of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 3,877th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 9,903rd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 9 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 | — | — | 15 km |
| Centerprise International Newport | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
| Vantage Data Centers data center, Newport | Data center | — | — | 24 km |
Operator and place
More from Novera
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- Corston Windfarm7.9 MW
- Arpley Landfill Scheme 'A'7.9 MW
- Arpley Landfill Scheme 'B'7.9 MW
- Mount Boy6 MW
- North Wiltshire Biomass Power Plant5.5 MW
- Enderby Warren Phase II4.9 MW
- Brynpica Landfill Site2.7 MW
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
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.