EDF Renewables has opened pre-application consultations on the 85MW Garn Fach wind farm in Powys in central Wales.
The extended consultation runs from 30th June to 8th September.
The scheme was first announced in January 2020 and since then EDF Renewables has conducted two public consultation exercises as well as site assessments and surveys.
The consultation will be the final opportunity for people to have a say on the plan in advance of submission to the Planning Inspectorate and a final decision by Welsh Ministers.
Garn Fach is a 17-turbine proposal, which would be capable of generating enough renewable electricity for 69,000 homes.
As part of its consultation, EDF Renewables is hosting an online exhibition, writing to every household within a 10km radius of site, and meeting local community councils.
EDF’s principal project development manager for Wales Simon Morgan said: “Garn Fach will make a positive contribution to Wales’s green recovery, helping to meet the Welsh Government’s targets to generate 70% of its electricity consumption from renewables by 2030 and be carbon net zero by 2050.
“We are proud to be working in partnership with fourteen local farming families and that the Garn Fach project is offering significant benefits to the community.
“Our goal is that the wind farm will be seen as part of the community and a symbol of our collective fight to tackle climate change, helping to accelerate to a net zero future where clean energy powers our lives.”


