UNLOCKING WALES' ENERGY POTENTIAL

Our proposed green energy network supports, accelerates and enables Wales’ net zero transition.

Proudly based in Wales, Green GEN Cymru has been granted an Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) Licence from Ofgem. We are developing new grid infrastructure to unlock Wales’ energy capability and meet the future needs of its’ people, communities, and businesses.

The climate emergency is a threat to our planet and our communities. As a result, the Welsh and UK governments have set legally binding targets to reach net zero by 2050, encouraging people to act now, to ensure the future is protected.

For Wales to meet Welsh Government’s target of 100 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2035, we will need to move quickly to bring forward new renewable energy projects and supporting infrastructure, to ensure a more sustainable, improved and secure energy grid.

In Mid Wales, however, the existing electricity network does not have the capacity to connect new renewables to homes and businesses. New grid infrastructure is needed to strengthen energy resilience, add capacity to the local network and help pave the way for the widespread rollout of green heating and electric vehicles.

Green Generation Energy Networks Cymru (Green GEN Cymru) is responding to this challenge by proposing a wood pole overhead line connecting the proposed Banc Du and Rhiwlas Energy Parks near Llangurig to a substation site near Cefn Coch, as well as a new underground cable connection between the two proposed Energy Parks. These connections form the Rhiwlas Green Energy Network (Rhiwlas GEN) project.

Between November 2023 and January 2024, we consulted local people on our preferred route corridor for the new connection. Since then, we have carefully considered all the feedback we received, alongside further environmental and technical assessments, and we have made several changes to our proposals.

We are now consulting on our draft route alignment, which gives more detail on where the proposed new infrastructure might go, including proposed wood pole positions.

Our second round of consultation runs from Tuesday 5 November to Tuesday 17 December 2024.

Adding needed capacity to the local network

There are grid capacity issues across much of mid Wales, our proposed network reduces this pressure and allows the direct connection for both new energy users such as businesses and new energy generators such as community and other renewable projects.