Shoals Hook

Shoals Hook Solar Plant

The Shoals Hook project comprises a solar energy plant located in Shoals Hook Farm near Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The plant was commissioned in March 2015 and  generates electricity to be injected into the grid. The plant has a capacity of 14.8MWp and comprises almost 50,000 solar panels. The project is accredited under the ROC 1.4 scheme. Shoals Hook is currently designed to generate more than 14,400 MWh per year, which is equivalent to the average yearly consumption of 4,300 UK households.

CSGH Solar Portfolio

The Shoals Hook project is part of a group of four operating farms with a total generating capacity of 33.5MW that were purchased from Spower Holdings for £12.2m. The oldest of the farms, the 4.9MWp Higher Tregarne, has been operational since March 2014 and is accredited for 1.6 ROCs. The others; 7.5MWp Crugmore and 6.3 MWp Golden Hill are located in South Wales and have been operational since March 2015 and are each accredited for 1.4 ROCs. The acquisition was funded by a draw-down under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

Project specifics

COD
March 2015

Capacity
14.8 MWp

Panels
Trina poly 270Wp

Inverters
SMA Sunny Central 900 kW

String Combiner Boxes
SMA Sunny String Monitor

LV/MV Transformers
CELME 1800kVA

Site Operator
Lightsource