Written question WQ86557
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of active small scale community owned hydro projects in Wales over the last 10 years?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Economy
Our annual Energy Generation in Wales reports detail the total hydropower projects in Wales. The latest published report is Energy Generation in Wales 2020. We are due to publish our Energy Generation in Wales 2021 report within the next few weeks.
There were 14 small-scale community owned hydropower projects operating in Wales in 2020.
Below you will find the totals of all small-scale locally owned hydropower projects broken down by ownership type, which were operating in Wales from 2011-2020.
Hydropower
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Community
3
3
3
4
8
Domestic
43
56
63
71
86
Farms and Estates
3
3
3
3
4
Housing Association
-
-
-
-
-
Local Authority
-
-
-
-
1
Local Business
21
23
27
31
49
Other public sector and charity
6
6
8
8
8
Total Projects
76
91
104
117
156
Hydropower
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Community
9
13
14
14
14
Domestic
97
102
103
103
104
Farms and Estates
4
8
9
10
10
Housing Association
-
-
-
-
-
Local Authority
1
1
1
1
1
Local Business
65
77
79
82
82
Other public sector and charity
9
9
9
9
9
Total Projects
185
210
215
219
220