Hirwaun Power Station

Hirwaun Power Station is a power station in Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Hirwaun Power Station is situated nearby to the power station Hirwaun BESS, as well as near Rhigos Road Solar Farm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tower Colliery and Brynygaer Cemetery.

Tower Colliery

Photo: Derek Cummings, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tower Colliery was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, until its closure in 2008. It was the last mine of its kind to remain in the South Wales Valleys. Tower Colliery is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Hirwaun Power Station.

Brynygaer Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brynygaer Cemetery is situated 4,100 feet east of Hirwaun Power Station.

Rhigos Primary School

School

Photo: exrhigosboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhigos Primary School is situated 1 mile west of Hirwaun Power Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhigos and Hirwaun.

Rhigos

Village

Photo: GaranRT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rhigos is a village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village is located on the saddle of higher ground between the Vale of Neath and the Cynon Valley.

Hirwaun

Village

Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is 4 miles NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town.

Cefn Rhigos

Hamlet

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cefn Rhigos is a hamlet to the west of the village of Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Despite being 8 miles from the town centre, it is within the Aberdare postal district.

Hirwaun Power Station

Type: Power station
Description: gas power plant in south Wales, UK
Categories: gas-fired power station and industry
Location: Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.74493° or 51° 44′ 42″ north

Longitude

-3.54261° or 3° 32′ 33″ west

Inception

May 2026

Operator

Drax Group PLC

Open location code

9C3RPFV4+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1364033292

Wikidata ID

Q132860987

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hirwaun BESS and Rhigos Road Solar Farm.

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