Welsh Government has given the go ahead for renewable energy developer Bute Energy’s Twyn Hywel Energy Park.
The Park is located on the border of Caerphilly County Borough Council and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It will include up to 14 wind turbines generating 92.4MW of clean, green energy, enough to power the equivalent of 81,000 households a year.
Twyn Hywel Energy Park forms part of Bute Energy’s series of energy parks across Wales, representing an investment of around £3bn and with the potential to generate over 2 gigawatts of green energy; enough to power 2.25 million homes.
n partnership with local communities, Bute Energy has developed a Community Benefit Fund that will be worth more than £30m over the 40 year life of the project. The Fund will be available for local communities, charities and services to help grow and sustain their services and help met the needs of local communities. The project will create hundreds of Welsh jobs and see millions of pounds invested into the local economy.
Catryn Newton, Community Investment and Communications Director at Bute Energy said;
“We are delighted that Welsh Government has given Twyn Hywel Energy Park the green light.
“Onshore wind represents the cheapest and quickest route to generating clean energy and ending our reliance on fossil fuels. The decision is an exciting step forward for Caerphilly and Pontypridd.
“This is a significant opportunity for Wales and for the communities nearest the energy park. Our Community Benefit Fund, alongside our investment in the energy park, will help create local jobs, and support local services, community groups and charities to meet the needs and create opportunities for people and communities near our project.”
Member of the Aber Valley Partnership Cllr Charlotte Bishop said:
“Bute Energy’s commitment to working with our communities in the development of their energy park and community benefit fund has been hugely successful.
“We are looking forward to working with them to deliver a community fund that will make a real difference to communities in Caerphilly and the surrounding areas.
“The decision to give the go ahead to the energy park is the start of a huge opportunity for our communities, including local jobs
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