St Modwen Developments
Baglan Bay

Baglan Solar Farm

The project was to construct the largest photovoltaic park on a brownfield site in Wales for the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, St. Modwen. The £15m solar energy project is located on the 1,050-acre Baglan Bay site in Port Talbot, which houses 20,000 photovoltaic panels, enough to provide electricity for over 1,200 homes per year in Wales.

The photovoltaic park was an important step forward in the redevelopment plans for the Baglan Bay regeneration project to transform over 4.0 million2 ft of disused brownfield land into a new employment site.

Baglan Bay provides all the right conditions for a photovoltaic park, from good exposure to sunlight, ideal coastal climate for cooling panels and located in an area that does not impact the public.

Work started on site 12th August 2013 and was connected to the national grid on completion 01st April 2014.  Producing renewable energy clean of emissions for residential and commercial developments across South Wales for years to come.

Safety For worked as the CDM Coordinator throughout the works, and CDM Adviser to the Client St Modwen. Eco Energy Power Solutions, where the Principal Contractor who delivered the project, and Rodgers Leask were the concept designers and engineers for the project.

The main challenge for the scheme was due to the uneven terrain of the brownfield site, mechanical means of construction were limited.  The elements of the structures were designed to be easily manually transported and installed to the location on site.