A welcome boost for Welsh renewable energy

Smaller-scale solar farms in Wales will no longer require direct ministerial approval for construction, helping to deliver billions of pounds of investment in renewables across the nation.

At the Future Energy Wales conference, Rebecca Evans, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy, and Planning, announced that Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW) would handle decisions for energy projects under 50 megawatts. This change is expected to streamline the process, reducing decision-making times by at least three months, fostering quicker implementation of renewable energy projects.

The announcement came shortly after a new analysis revealed that Wales had an unprecedented £46.8bn investment opportunity from expanding renewable energy by 2035 – a transformation that could drive long-term economic growth and create thousands of jobs. For more information, please visit Solar Energy UK.