World Power Plants

Ballyboley Solar (Carrowdore)6 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Ballyboley Solar (Carrowdore) is a 6 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Island Green Power. Ranked #424 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Ballyboley's 6 MW represents 0.07% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Ballyboley 12 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ballylumford Power Station (1246 MW, Gas) and Ballylumford C (616 MW, Gas). The facility is located in County Down, approximately 30 km from Belfast.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Island Green Power
Location
54.5716°, -5.5692°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,393. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,339 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Island Green Power operates 4 plants totalling 21 MW

Regional density

91 plants within 100 km, 4,639 MW combined

Nearest plant: BH Energy - Biogas (AD) (15.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.571600, -5.569200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Ballyboley Solar (Carrowdore) is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United KingdomEnergy Profile

3,024
Total Plants
155.3 GW
Total Capacity
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