Transmission line · Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Mid Wales Electricity Connection (N Grid)
Mid Wales Electricity Connection (N Grid) is a cancelled transmission line in Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, operated by National Grid.
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 | Powys (coordinates), Wales (Wales) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Powys / Shropshire | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (withdrawn) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 16 Oct 2023 (withdrawn, reference EN020010, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | National Grid (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 400 kV | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 750 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.7022, -3.1199 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this transmission line and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits and status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares by area
Mid Wales Electricity Connection (N Grid) is the 3rd-largest of 5 transmission lines in Wales and the 20th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 750 ha. It reports no undefined, so it is ranked by area among the transmission lines in our data that report one, whatever their status. Areas of shared titles overlap, so they are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Wales | 3rd of 5 |
| United Kingdom | 20th of 27 |
How its operator compares
National Grid operates 5 of the 31 transmission lines in the United Kingdom in our data with a named owner; 1 owner has more. Counts cover the transmission lines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United Kingdom | Rank | Transmission lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid Electricity Transmission plc | 1st | 12 | 39% |
| National Grid | 2nd | 5 | 16% |
| SP Manweb | 3rd | 3 | 9.7% |
| Aquind Limited | 4th | 1 | 3.2% |
| Green Gen Cymru | 4th | 1 | 3.2% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this transmission line: 164 power plants (61 operating, 606 MW) and 46 grid connections, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttington Quarry - ERF | Power plant | 12.8 MW | Cancelled | 3.4 km |
| Coppice Farm, Pen-Rhos - Solar Array | Power plant | 1.15 MW | Permitted | 4.5 km |
| Hayford Farm | Power plant | 8.9 MW | Operating | 12 km |
| Hayford Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 12 km |
| Battery storage 10.625 MW grid connection at Shrewsbury 132Kv S Stn | Grid connection | — | — | 15 km |
| Lodge Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 24 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.
- NGED Connected Data portal. NGED Connected Data portal, Terms not verified.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- planning.data.gov.uk. planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0.