17 Sep 2024
We’re coming back to Wales! Thrive has acquired the development rights to CfD-backed Abergorki wind farm
Construction of the proposed 13.5MW, three-turbine project is expected to start in Spring 2025, with commissioning planned for 2026. Once operational, it will be capable of generating up to 40 GWh of clean electricity per year, the equivalent of powering 12,349 average UK homes*.
Abergorki was one of 21 onshore wind projects to secure a Contract for Difference in Auction Round 6 (AR6) of the UK Government’s main mechanism for providing price stability to low carbon electricity generation.
The site lies on Mynydd Maerdy, above the Rhondda Valleys, and is located within an area of significant wind farm development with both operational and consented wind farms in close proximity.
The Abergorki wind project was originally owned by developer, REG Power Management (RPM), and was granted planning permission by the local council in July 2015.
*Based on an annual generation of 40GWh and calculated using the most recent statistics from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) showing that UK average domestic household consumption is 3,239kWh per annum https://www.renewableuk.com/page/UKWEDExplained
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