Transmission line · Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
SP Mid Wales (Electricity) Connections Project (SP Manweb)
SP Mid Wales (Electricity) Connections Project (SP Manweb) is a planned transmission line in Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, operated by SP Manweb.
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 | Mid Wales | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (pre-application) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 1 Jan 2024 (reference EN020008, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate, anticipated, expected 2024/2025) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | SP Manweb (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 132 kV | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 89.6 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 52.5558, -3.5309 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Know more about this transmission line, or want an introduction to its operator? Ask us.
How it compares by area
SP Mid Wales (Electricity) Connections Project (SP Manweb) is the 5th-largest of 5 transmission lines in Wales and the 27th-largest of 27 in the United Kingdom by area, with 89.6 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 | 5th of 5 |
| United Kingdom | 27th of 27 |
How its operator compares
SP Manweb operates 3 of the 31 transmission lines in the United Kingdom in our data with a named owner; 2 owners have 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: 76 power plants (28 operating, 339 MW) and 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carno 3 | Power plant | 45 MW | Permitted | 1.9 km |
| Waun Garno | Power plant | 16.5 MW | Cancelled | 3.1 km |
| Carno 'A' Wind Farm | Power plant | 16.8 MW | Operating | 3.4 km |
| Garreg LWYD Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 24 km |
| BRYN Blaen Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 24 km |
| BRYN Titli Windfarm ****66,000VOLT Connection**** grid connection | Grid connection | — | — | 27 km |
Operator and place
More from SP Manweb
- North Wales Wind Farms Connectiontransmission line
- Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Networktransmission line
- Hill Farm 240MVA grid connection240 MW
- FWS Mill Hey Farm grid connection200 MW
- Manor Road grid connection180 MW
- Aberangell Farm grid connection150 MW
- Carnedd Wen grid connection150 MW
- Clifton La grid connection150 MW
Other transmission lines in Wales
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.