Wales Clean Growth Map
Wales has a real opportunity to lead the shift to a cleaner, fairer industrial future. Across the country, we are supporting the work that is already underway -- from helping industry to decarbonise, to upgrading our electricity grid, to backing new renewable technologies. These projects don’t just tackle emissions. They support skilled jobs, help secure investment, and lay the foundations for long-term prosperity. For more information, read our press release.
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The maps below demonstrate a significant pipeline of clean growth projects across Wales, showing how — together — these developments are shaping the next chapter of Welsh industry, securing our status as a clean energy transition hub and a cornerstone of the UK industrial base.
The maps also identify the industrial ‘anchor’ projects and clean energy projects that are being developed across Wales. Together, these projects will reduce industrial emissions significantly. Also included are new grid enhancements and hydrogen pipelines, which will support delivery of clean power to commercial consumers.
The additional maps demonstrate how clean energy and industrial decarbonisation can also unlock prosperity across Wales, generating and retaining good jobs and making sure that emissions reduction does not mean sending jobs and industry abroad.
To learn more about these projects, visit our Decarbonisation Pathways page.
To find out more about Net Zero Industry Wales, email us at info@nziw.wales.
OPERATIONAL WIND ENERGY PROJECTS
This map shows current operational wind energy infrastructure, including key electricity grid projects like the East West Interconnector. It demonstrates the significant level of wind capacity here in Wales, but also how far we have to go: current projects provide only 27% of the electricity we’ll need by 2035, and Wales lags behind the UK on renewable energy generation.
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FUTURE RENEWABLES PIPELINE
This map shows Wales’ future renewables pipeline, superimposed onto operational wind capacity in development that form the backbone of Wales’ future renewables capacity. It includes major offshore wind development zones in the Celtic Sea, new tidal energy projects, and emerging transmission links like Greenlink and Western HVDC. Together, these projects will increase the amount of energy we can generate from renewables and will ensure greater connectivity.
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FUTURE RENEWABLES PIPELINE
INDUSTRIAL DECARBONISATION 'ANCHOR' PROJECTS
This map builds on the above by adding industrial decarbonisation ‘anchor’ projects that form the backbone of Welsh industry.
Key developments include low-carbon cement and power facilities, carbon capture & storage projects, new hydrogen pipelines, and and transmission and distribution grid enhancements — all of which are crucial in making Wales a clean energy transition hub and ensuring it remains a cornerstone of the UK industrial base.
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JOBS & GVA FROM RENEWABLES
This map focuses on the economic opportunities that are open to Wales as a result of building clean energy infrastructure — revealing the potential for over 8,000 skilled jobs and £574 million in GVA annually if we make the most of renewables and decarbonisation. It highlights how clean growth can support well-paid, long-term employment and prevent deindustrialisation across Wales.
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Learn more about Net Zero Industry Wales
Net Zero Industry Wales is the governing body of Wales’ growing number of regional industrial clusters and place-based Industrial Hubs. These are the South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) and North East Wales Industrial Decarbonisation Cluster (NEWID), as well as established hubs like The Milford Haven Energy Cluster and Deeside Decarbonisation Forum.
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