Protesters outside the Castle Hotel in Llandovery.
Martin Shipton
A controversial
Regulator Ofgem ‘minded’ to grant licence to Green GEN resulting in 60 miles of pylons in mid Wales
Adam Price – Tywi Valley Pylon Update
REVISED DRAFT ROUTE
You may be aware that last week, Green Gen Cymru announced their reviewed proposals for the route between Llandyfaelog and Nant Mithil.
The redrafted proposal includes a single-circuit overhead line
Renewed calls for undergrounding as pylon consultation draws to an end
Responding to a question from Cefin Campbell MS, First Minister Mark Drakeford confirmed the Welsh Government’s policy as being that “electricity transmission cables should be placed underground where possible, not just in designated landscapes,
Overview of political comments, to date, on cable ploughing as an alternative to pylons by the Llanarthne Group
We have drawn together recent Political comments on under-grounding for ease of reference.
On 22/2/24, the Senedd Climate Change, Infrastructure, and Environment Committee (the CCEI) considered proposed amendments to the Infrastructure(Wales) Bill,
How green was our valley until the arrival of self proclaimed ‘ecosaviours’.
Bute says it wants to ‘power a positive energy’ and that there is ‘endless potential for renewable energy in Wales – particularly from the wind that blows across our hills and mountains’ and that the green energy is ‘stuck’
How the Welsh government sold out the Welsh countryside
Bute Energy plan new pylon route through the Teifi Valley
The Towy Teifi scheme which will connect Bute Energy’s Lan Fawr Energy Park, which is being developed on land north of Lampeter, to the east of Llanddewi Brefi. The proposed route would see it passing near the communities of Lampeter, Llanllwni,
Llandovery Pylon Community Action Group and Llandeilo Community Group Against Pylons pop up events
Llandeilo and Llandovery groups have been involved in pop ups at local events and there are more to come. Both groups were at the Llandeilo Festival of Senses and the Llandovery group were at the Christmas Lights Fair. The response to both pop ups
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill Stage 1 report with comments from Llanarthne Group
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill Stage 1 report. There are a number of references to the Llanarthne Area Pylon Group response to the initial consultation, within the report. These are highlighted in yellow.
Bute claims putting cables underground would cost up to 10 times more
In an interview with Martin Shipton of Nation.Cymru, Bute Energy – and its subsidiary company Green GEN Towy Usk – has reaffirmed its intention to build power lines overground. This is despite facing significant opposition to its plans from