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Mepal CHP
Mepal CHP is an operational 14.4 MW anaerobic digestion plant in East Cambridgeshire, generating since 17 March 2017. Planning permission was granted on 11 July 2014, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Pretoria Energy Company.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 27 February 2014 |
| Permission granted | 11 July 2014 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 17 March 2017 32 months after consent |
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What this site sits on
The recorded coordinate falls on land surveyed as Grade 2 agricultural land.
REPD gives one representative coordinate per scheme, not the site boundary, so this describes the point on record rather than the whole site — a large site can straddle a designation edge. Boundaries come from planning.data.gov.uk, which publishes for England only.
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How big is Mepal CHP?
Mepal CHP has a recorded installed capacity of 14.4 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Mepal CHP?
REPD records the operator as Pretoria Energy Company. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Mepal CHP approved and built?
The application was submitted on 27 February 2014. Permission was granted on 11 July 2014, 4 months later. The site became operational on 17 March 2017, 32 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 6578.
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