Draft Growth and Value Strategy 2027-2031
Renewable energy
Our Draft Sustainable Growth and Value Strategy 2027-2031 - choose 'Renewable energy'.
As a quick reminder, our draft key commitments for 2027-2031 are:
- Exemplar agreement with Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru: We will develop our partnership working with Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru, enabling further renewable energy schemes on the land in our care. We will implement our SMNR toolkit and develop a best practice land-use agreement with Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru to demonstrate how renewable energy development complements land and nature.
- Delivery of existing schemes: We will enable and support the three current forecasted schemes: Clocaenog dau, Denbighshire; Glyn Cothi, Carmarthenshire; and Carreg Wen, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
- New partnerships: We will continue to work with other developers and community groups to facilitate third party agreements and renewable energy schemes which meet high environmental standards and deliver against Welsh Government objectives.
- Case studies as demonstrators: We will develop and publish case studies to promote collaboration and use these to build confidence in us amongst the renewable energy industry and future opportunities.
- Performance reporting on current and future schemes: We will publish statistics (e.g. mega-watt outputs, financial reporting, and woodland creation delivery) on current and future renewable energy achievements on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate for the period 2021-2026. This will demonstrate the value in our facilitation of renewable energy schemes.
- Project forecasts to 2031: We will also publish a forecast of target energy projects to 2031 on the WGWE. Each scheme will be evaluated using our Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Toolkit, demonstrating our approach to enabling sustainable management of our natural resources whilst contributing to economic growth and value for Wales.
- Developer handbook: We will publish a Developer’s Handbook, alongside our action plan, to support developers who wish to collaborate with us. This will set out standards required, including habitats regulation assessment, and information on our decision making.
- Financial forecasting tool: We will develop a forecasting tool for renewable energy income on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate, to support financial viability and prudent management of our resources.
- Simplified governance: We will explore how we can simplify and streamline governance procedures, where appropriate, to improve responsiveness and efficiency.