SSE Arena Belfast
SSE Arena Belfast is a 0.42 MW solar farm in Northern Ireland, operated by SSE Group. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- PV
- Northern Ireland
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 0.42 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Solar Β· PV
- Operator
- SSE Group
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Coordinates
- 54.6039, -5.9154
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How SSE Arena Belfast compares
At a typical UK load factor for this technology (about 10% of the maximum possible output), a 0.42 MW station would generate roughly 0.4 GWh of electricity in a year, similar to the annual use of about 140 homes at 2,700 kWh each. This is an illustrative estimate, not the station's metered output: real generation varies with weather, availability and grid constraints.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) sites generate electricity from sunlight. Panels produce direct current, which inverters convert to alternating current for the grid. Output follows daylight and the seasons, so annual generation is a small fraction of the maximum possible.
All UK solar farms Solar farms in Northern Ireland All run by SSE GroupNearby generating sites
- Brett Martin Β· 6.49 MW solar farm10.3 km
- NI Cluster Belfast Road Β· 9.99 MW solar farm13.3 km
- Lisburn Β· 20.5 MW solar farm15.2 km
- NI Cluster Knockairn Road Β· 5.4 MW solar farm16.2 km
- Kilroot Power Station Β· 520 MW coal-fired power station17.5 km
- NI Cluster Moira Road Β· 5.94 MW solar farm17.7 km
- NI Cluster Hillside Β· 5.4 MW solar farm17.8 km
- NI Cluster Lough Road Β· 5.4 MW solar farm18.5 km
Also operated by SSE Group
SSE Group operates 127 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Peterhead Β· gas-fired power station1,180 MW
- Seagreen Β· offshore wind farm1,075 MW
- Keadby 2 Β· gas-fired power station840 MW
- Medway Β· gas-fired power station755 MW
- Keadby Β· CCGT gas power station735 MW
- Beatrice Offshore windfarm Β· offshore wind farm588 MW
- Greater Gabbard Β· offshore wind farm504 MW
- Viking Wind Farm Β· onshore wind farm443 MW
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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