Llynfi Afan Renewable Energy Park — United Kingdom
Wind power plant in Wales, United Kingdom. Approximate location 51.6427, -3.6147.
WindWalesUnited KingdomOnshoreShelved
Llynfi Afan Renewable Energy Park is a 6 MW wind power plant in Wales, United Kingdom. It ranks #1336 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 29.4% of United Kingdom's electricity; the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GBR0004644.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 24 MW for Llynfi Renewable Energy Park wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000911144; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 6 MW, Llynfi Afan Renewable Energy Park is below the median wind plant in United Kingdom (10 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Its current lifecycle status is “Shelved” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #515 largest wind power plant of 779 in United Kingdom by capacity.
United Kingdom has 779 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 23,763 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Llynfi Renewable Energy Park Land at Mynydd Caerau · Wind · 18 MW · Wales
- Ffynnon Oer · Wind · 32 MW · Wales
- Pen y Cymoedd · Wind · 228 MW · Wales
- Llynfi nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 80 MW · Bridgend
- Pant y wal · Wind · 25 MW · Wales
- Pant y wal extension · Wind · 20 MW · Wales
Location
Coordinates 51.6427, -3.6147 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Llynfi Afan Renewable Energy Park?
Llynfi Afan Renewable Energy Park is a 6 MW wind power plant in Wales, United Kingdom, Shelved 2017.