Brechfa Forest Wind Farm
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Brechfa Forest Wind Farm comprises two wind farms which are planned to be built in Brechfa Forest
in Carmarthenshire
in southwest Wales
. The two wind farms are proposed by RWE npower renewables. The Brechfa Forest West development, located near the Afon Pib valley will consist of 28 turbines with a maximum tip height of up to 145 metres each. Twelve turbines are proposed at Brechfa Forest East near Abergorlech
. The turbines will have the capacity to generate around 56-84MW at Brechfa Forest West and 24-36MW at Brechfa Forest East with an installed capacity of 2-3 MW each. Each turbine will be around 145 metres high and has created opposition from local groups and activists.
The Brechfa Forest Wind Farm projects will comprise two applications for consent. The first, Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm, is likely to have a capacity of greater than 50MW therefore will be determined by the new Infrastructure Planning Commission. The second, Brechfa Forest East Wind Farm, will have a capacity of less than 50MW therefore will determined by Carmarthenshire County Council.
Brechfa Forest
The Brechfa Forest is an area of forest in Carmarthenshire, south Wales.Much of the planting took place during the 1930s, with work carried out by young unemployed men from a Ministry of Labour work camp...
in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
in southwest Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The two wind farms are proposed by RWE npower renewables. The Brechfa Forest West development, located near the Afon Pib valley will consist of 28 turbines with a maximum tip height of up to 145 metres each. Twelve turbines are proposed at Brechfa Forest East near Abergorlech
Abergorlech
Abergorlech is a village in the Welsh principal area of Carmarthenshire. It lies on the River Cothi on the B4310 road, between Brechfa to the southwest and Llansawel to the northeast....
. The turbines will have the capacity to generate around 56-84MW at Brechfa Forest West and 24-36MW at Brechfa Forest East with an installed capacity of 2-3 MW each. Each turbine will be around 145 metres high and has created opposition from local groups and activists.
The Brechfa Forest Wind Farm projects will comprise two applications for consent. The first, Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm, is likely to have a capacity of greater than 50MW therefore will be determined by the new Infrastructure Planning Commission. The second, Brechfa Forest East Wind Farm, will have a capacity of less than 50MW therefore will determined by Carmarthenshire County Council.
External links
- Brechfa Forest Proposal from RWE nPower renewables' website