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11 July 2025
Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru announces three new wind farms
Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru, an energy company wholly owned by the Welsh Government, is proposing to build three large wind farms on land managed by Natural Resources Wales.
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The wind farm sites announced so far are :
Glyn Cothi, near Brechfa in Carmathenshire, with 27 turbines.
Clocaenog Dau, with 22 turbines, near Ruthin and adjacent to the existing RWE wind farm.
Carreg Wen Wind Farm, Rhondda Cynon Taf, to the south of Aberdare, with 18 turbines.
The CPRW has issued a response to the announcements - https://cprw.org.uk/cprw-responds-to-trydan-gwyrdd-cymrus-wind-farm-announcements/
All three wind farm proposals will be shown on our interactive map of energy developments very soon.
3 July 2025
Nant Ceiment Energy Park
Nant Ceiment has now been officially announced by Bute Energy. The proposal is for up to 13 wind turbines with a tip height of 220m.
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The possibilty of a development here has been known for a long time although with no solid confirmation. It has sometimes been referred to as Pencarreg Mountain wind farm. Bute have not yet published a detailed location plan or layout, although we are aware of preliminary documents. The site is about 5km south of Lampeter.
This follows another recent announcement from Bute for Waun Hesgog Energy Park, a very large proposal on the Ceredigian-Powys border, with up to 37 wind turbines.
4 July 2025
We are at the Lampeter Show
Saturday 5th July - Pontfaen Fields, Lampeter
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Come along and see us!
Our stand - getting ready for visitors.
30 June 2025
Peatlands Under Threat!
CPRW reveals new findings ...
The Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have committed millions of pounds to peatland restoration initiatives. For instance, the National Peatland Action Programme has received funding from the Welsh Government, with over £2.5 million allocated over a two-year period. Furthermore, a total of £150 million has been spent during this Senedd term on various nature restoration efforts, including peatland restoration.
But Peatlands are under threat despite Welsh Government promises - read the NOT A NIMBY Substack.com article here!
29 June 2025
Newtown Outdoor Festival
Campaign groups join forces at to raise awareness about windfarm and pylon proposals ...
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On Saturday 28th June, eight campaign groups joined forces at the Newtown Outdoor Festival to raise awareness of the huge number of windfarm and pylon proposals threatening the Welsh Heartlands. There were representatives from CPRW, RE-Think, Save Banc Du and Rhiwlas, Protect Glaslyn & Hafren, Caru Teifi, Save Garreg Hir, Wild Wales Trust and Intelligence Research Network.
Many visitors to the stall were shocked by the scale of the proposals and the turbine heights, as demonstrated by the turbine model, made by Barry Hayness from Cellan. Reform Powys County Councillor Iain McIntosh, (Brecon & Radnor), spent a long time listening to our concerns.
The campaign groups were able to share a great deal of information and the weather and location were kind to us!
12 June 2025
Llandyfaelog Substations
A public consultation has been launched over National Grid plans for a new electricity substation south of Carmarthen ...
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National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is developing plans to build a new 400kV electricity substation on land off the A484, near Llandyfaelog. The proposed substation is in response to connection requests from National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) and Green GEN Cymru, who are responsible for the twp pylon line schemes through the West Wales countryside. Both pylon lines will terminate at Llandyfaelog. The NGED and Green GEN Cymru 132kV substations will be built at the same location as the NGET 400kV substation.
Two consultation sessions will take place at Llandyfaelog Community Hall on June 25th and July 12th, with an online web event on July 8th. The public can make feedback comments about the substation plan between June 17th until July 15th.
Click here to visit the National Grid project website
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Posted on Monday November 18, 2024
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