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South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 16.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 is a 6.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Hadstone Energy. Ranked #387 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, this plant's 6.5 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 South Antrim Solar Park 11 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ballylumford C (616 MW, Gas), Ballylumford B (540 MW, Gas), and Ballylumford B OCGT (116 MW, Gas). The facility is located in County Antrim, approximately 30 km southeast of Belfast.

Capacity
6.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Hadstone Energy
Location
54.6943°, -6.2341°

United Kingdom, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,339. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
  • #27,007 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,198 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Hadstone Energy operates 3 plants totalling 12 MW

Regional density

131 plants within 100 km, 5,580 MW combined

Nearest plant: Dunore (1.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 54.694300, -6.234100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

South Antrim Solar Park - Phase 1 is a solar power plant producing approximately 10 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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