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Project features 76 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 228MW
Pen Y Cymoedd wind farm – the largest onshore project in all of Wales – is now operating at full power, three years after the beginning of construction.
The £400 million project features 76 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 228MW stretching across the upper Rhondda, Cynon and Afan valleys.
The developer, Vattenfall, says the wind farm will supply enough power to meet the needs of 13 per cent of households in Wales and will cut emissions by an average of 300,000 tonnes each year.
It will also push the Swedish state-owned energy company further towards its goal of tripling its wind capacity in Europe to 7GW by 2025.
Project director Will Wason said: “Pen y Cymoedd will power on average 188,000 homes every year across the nation with climate smart electricity and boost action on climate change. Generating full power from Wales’ largest onshore wind farm is a major achievement for the nation.”
The wind farm is being subsidised through the renewables obligation scheme which closed its doors to new generating capacity in March. A workforce of 20 people will be employed onsite throughout the lifetime of the project.
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