Power plant · Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Whitton Mawr
Whitton Mawr is a power plant in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, with 6 MW of capacity, operated by Cenin Renewables Limited.
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 | Vale of Glamorgan (coordinates), Wales | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land east of Five Mile Lane, CF62 3AB | 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 | 2017 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 21 Nov 2014 (permit 2014/00798/FUL, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Vale of Glamorgan) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 18 Jul 2014 (reference 2014/00798/FUL, planning authority Vale of Glamorgan) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 21 Nov 2014 (granted, reference 2014/00798/FUL, planning authority Vale of Glamorgan) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Cenin Renewables Limited | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 6 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 | 17.2 ha (solar site area) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4418, -3.3215 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Know more about this power plant, or want an introduction to its operator? Ask us.
How it compares
Whitton Mawr is the 207th-largest of 424 power plants in Wales and the 2,545th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 6 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 | 207th of 424 | 9,068 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,545th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 8,079th 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. 2014/00798/FUL
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 309 grid connections, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cenin Whitton MAWR grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Derwen Solar Farm, Land at CWM y Derwyn Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Bary Sutton Farm Solar Park grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 2.5 km |
| CGI Datacenter | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Centerprise International (Distribution) | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| Microsoft Newport data centre | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change | Transmission line | — | Planned | 35 km |
| Hinkley Point C Connection | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 40 km |
Operator and place
More from Cenin Renewables Limited
- Vianshill Farm, Parc Dyffryn - Solar Farm & Battery Storage65 MW · permitted
- Ty’n y Waun - Solar Farm (Bridgend Energy Hub)40 MW · permitted
- Mynydd Maen Solar Farm (Cil-Lonydd)35 MW · planned
- Mynydd Maen Solar Farm (Cil-Lonydd)35 MW · permitted
- Llanwonno - Wind Farm30.7 MW · planned
- Llanwonno - Wind Farm30.4 MW · planned
- Llanwonno - Wind Farm30 MW · planned
- Manmoel Wind Farm28 MW · permitted
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.