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Afan Wind Farm and BESS

Afan Wind Farm and BESS is a 150 MW wind + storage project in planning, connecting to the National Grid (England & Wales) network at South Wales West Connection Node A 132Kv Substation, with capacity due from December 2036. The connection agreement is held by TRYDAN GWYRDD CYMRU (Welsh Government) Ltd.

Project stageIn planning
  1. Planning (current stage)
  2. Consented (not yet reached)
  3. Construction (not yet reached)
  4. OperatingFrom Dec 2036 (not yet reached)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Scoping and awaiting consents are both shown as planning. A connection agreement does not mean the project will be built: many queue projects never reach construction.

Connection details

NESO project number
PRO-004588
Customer
TRYDAN GWYRDD CYMRU (Welsh Government) Ltd
Technology
Energy Storage System, Wind Onshore
Total capacity
150 MW
Change in this agreement
+150 MW
Capacity effective from
6 December 2036
Connection site
South Wales West Connection Node A 132Kv Substation
Transmission owner
National Grid (England & Wales)
Connection type
Embedded (connects through the local distribution network)
NESO project status
Scoping

Connection site

This project connects at a new substation (a “connection node”) that has not been built or located yet.

Projects connecting near South Wales West Connection Node A · Grid map

Source: NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) register, downloaded 8 November 2026. Contains data from NESO, licensed under the NESO Open Data Licence. Report a problem