Power plant · Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom
Trecelyn Wind Farm
Trecelyn Wind Farm is a planned wind power plant in Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom, with 20 MW of capacity, operated by Pennant Walters.
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 | E/O Newbridge, Twyn Road, Newport, NP11 4ND | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | 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 | 13 Jun 2024 (reference DNS CAS-02114-J9X4S6, planning authority Welsh Government (NSIP)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pennant Walters (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 20 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units (5 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 | 51.6665, -3.1493 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Welsh Government (NSIP), reference DNS CAS-02114-J9X4S6)
How it compares
Trecelyn Wind Farm is the 86th-largest of 157 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Wales and the 1,574th-largest of 2,548 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 20 MW is <0.1% of the 279,068 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 | 86th of 157 | 16,088 MW | 0.12% |
| United Kingdom | 1,574th of 2,548 | 279,068 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 3,589th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 8 data centers and 2 transmission lines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 6.9 km |
| Centerprise International Newport | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Vantage Data Centers data center, Newport | Data center | — | — | 15 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 42 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 45 km |
Operator and place
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- Mynydd Llanhilleth - Wind Farm34 MW · planned
- Mynydd Carn Wind Farm34 MW · permitted
- Hirwaun Wind Farm24 MW
- Mynydd Bwllfa Wind Farm - Resubmission22.5 MW
- Pant y wal extension20 MW
Other power plants in Wales
- Pembroke2,325 MW
- Dinorwig1,728 MW
- Aberthaw B1,559 MW
- Connahs Quay1,380 MW
- Severn Power Ltd850 MW
- Gwynt y Mor576 MW
- Deeside498 MW
- Ffestiniog360 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.