Green future planned for Wales’ Aberthaw Power Station 

Commissioned in the 1960s, the South Wales plant consisted of two stations - the 600MW Aberthaw A and the 1.4GW Aberthaw B - with much of the plant’s coal supplied by the nearby Tower Colliery in Hirwaun. Operations at the plant ceased in 2020 with the closure of Aberthaw B, and CCR (Cardiff Capital Region) then purchased the site in 2022. CCR subsequently set up CCR Energy to demolish, clear, and remediate the site, with a view to transforming Aberthaw into a green energy hub.

The deal with SSE Energy Solutions will now see investment at Aberthaw, exploring applications including advanced technologies for power networks, heating and cooling systems, electric vehicle charging and energy management, generation and storage. According to SSE, the project presents a unique opportunity for the region to benefit from low-carbon jobs and a financial boost for local communities.

“We aspire to be the UK’s leading provider of local clean energy infrastructure,” Carl Davies, director of commercial at SSE Energy Solutions said in a statement.