RenewableUK Cymru and Net Zero Industry Wales have launched an online ‘Wales Clean Growth Map’ designed to help legislators, policymakers, and investors visualise the full-scale and strategic alignment of Wales’ clean energy pipeline and industrial transition, and to spotlight the transformational potential for jobs, infrastructure, and regional economies.
To support political understanding and constituency-level impact, the map overlays the 16 new ‘super constituencies’ which will be contested in the 2026 Senedd election. This aims to allow political candidates and decision-makers to identify priority clean energy and industrial projects within their constituencies and to understand the potential local benefits.
Ben Burggraaf, CEO of Net Zero Industry Wales, said: “At its core, this map sends a powerful message: Wales is not just home to individual projects — it is building a connected, investable clean energy and industrial system using technologies including hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage (CCS), low-carbon fuels, battery storage, offshore and onshore wind, solar and tidal energy.”
Jess Hooper, Director of RenewableUK Cymru, said: “With this map, we’re making the case for action on where investment is needed, with real locations, real figures and real opportunities for every part of Wales.”
Critical infrastructure upgrades can also be seen on the map, including grid reinforcements to boost connectivity in Mid Wales and create a North–South transmission spine, alongside current and new interconnectors with Ireland and Scotland.
The two groups say that without action, carbon-intensive sectors risk further decline. Analysis by Net Zero Industry Wales suggests that £2.1 billion could be saved by avoiding further deindustrialisation through investment in low-carbon technologies and infrastructure. In addition, they believe scaling up renewable energy deployment in Wales could pump £6.9 billion into the Welsh economy over the next decade, in job creation, increased tax revenue and growth in local supply chains.
Explore the Wales Clean Growth Map