Commentary on Sections Energy Section 2 – Electricity infrastructure
9.Section 2 states the circumstances in which electricity infrastructure will be a Significant Infrastructure Project. These are:
	the construction of a generating station (other than a wind generating station) in Wales or the Welsh marine area, where it is expected to have an installed generating capacity of between 50MW and 350MW (inclusive);
	the alteration or extension of a generating station (other than a wind generating station) in Wales or the Welsh marine area, where its effect is to increase the installed generating capacity by at least 50MW, however, the effect of the extension must not increase the overall generating capacity beyond 350MW;
	the construction of a wind generating station in Wales, where it is expected to have an installed generating capacity of at least 50MW;
	the alteration or extension of a wind generating station in Wales, where its effect is to increase the installed generating capacity by at least 50MW;
	the installation of above ground electric lines in Wales associated with the construction, extension or alteration of a generating station which is a Significant Infrastructure Project which are expected to have a nominal voltage of 132KV and a minimum length of 2km (to the extent they are in Wales).