Tywi Valley
Llandeilo
Llyn Brianne
Afon Tywi from Dinefwr
The group was established in 2023 in response to Green GEN Cymru’s proposal to build over 60 miles of electricity pylons connecting the Nant Mithil Energy Park in Radnor Forest, Powys, to a new National Grid substation near Llandyfaelog, between Carmarthen and Pont Abraham. This plan would significantly impact the Tywi Valley.
Since then, there have been major developments. Not only is a new pylon line proposed through the neighbouring Teifi Valley, but there has also been a rapid expansion of plans for wind and solar energy projects across the region. As part of the Future Wales 2040 plan, the Welsh Government has designated a third of Carmarthenshire as an industrial wind zone, with an additional solar zone in the south of the county.
The number of developers has grown, with proposals now coming from a range of companies not just Bute/Green GEN Cymru. Communities now face the threat of being surrounded by energy infrastructure and years of disruption during the installation process. Roads will be carved through the countryside, bridges built for massive machinery, quarries blasted from hillsides, and large storage areas constructed for materials, turbine blades, and equipment. The impact on local roads will be substantial, and the damage to the landscape and heritage immeasurable. For example, access roads could soon carve their way through Pumsaint, including over scheduled ancient monuments such as the Roman fort. The area surrounding the historic Dolaucothi Roman Gold Mine will be irrevocably altered.
We acknowledge the urgency of addressing the climate change crisis and agree that renewable energy sources will play a key role in the solution. However, this does not justify covering Wales in wind and solar farms and pylons that provide little or no direct benefit to the country or its communities. This new industrial revolution threatens nature, biodiversity, and the traditional ways of life that make our landscape unique.
Our goal is to provide the community with accurate, up-to-date information about these developments, including meeting details, key dates, and more.
If you would like to join us and help us in opposing the pylon line and the destruction of the Twyi Valley, then please sign up to our mailing list or email us at contact@ourtywivalley.wales or use the Contact form.
