RWE, the UK’s largest power generator and a leading renewable energy company, is celebrating another year of its community funds making a difference across the Wales and the UK – showing that community-driven, locally managed support unlocks real and lasting change in the places that matter most.
The company’s newly released 2025 Community Fund report highlights that RWE’s renewable energy projects invested nearly £5.7 million into community funds, including over £3.3 million in Wales, helping to provide community services which support social connection and rural mobility.
Dolen Teifi community electric car, community transport scheme, supported by the Brechfa Onshore Wind Farm Fund, is a great example of a locally developed solution to meet a specific local challenge. It offers affordable, shared access to electric vehicles to over 400 registered users, providing vital transportation in a very remote area. This supports access to education and healthcare, and reduces transport costs and carbon emissions. It also has a dedicated team of volunteer drivers who support disabled and vulnerable residents in the community.
RWE’s fund initially supported the salary of a part-time volunteer coordinator and a 6-seater accessible electric vehicle. The subsequent success of the project has enabled Dolen Teifi to access lottery and government funding, allowing them to expand across West Wales with a fleet of more than 12 vehicles and hundreds of volunteer drivers.
In North Wales, a three-year funding package from RWE’s Clocaenog Onshore Wind Farm Fund has helped secure the future of the South Denbighshire Community Partnership (SDCP), which supports people of all ages across the rural Ederynion area. This funding has meant that the Community Partnership can continue to offer vital services which improve health and wellbeing and strengthen community spirit, including Meals on Wheels, community transport, prescription delivery, parent-toddler groups, and exercise classes.
Sally Lloyd Davies Chief Officer, said: “We are fortunate to have secured three years of funding from the Clocaenog Wind Farm Fund. This support provides longer-term security, enabling us to continue delivering and developing our social lunch clubs, Meals on Wheels service, and community shopping service, all of which are supported by our community transport services and the dedication of our community transport and social support volunteers. Without this funding, we would not be able to maintain these vital services. Securing multi-year funding relieves ongoing financial pressure and allows us to focus on responding to community needs, helping to reduce rural isolation and poverty.”
Katy Woodington at RWE, said: “Our community funds are all about putting local people being in control with a key feature being an independent community panel, made up of local residents, who play a central role in shaping priorities and deciding how funding is allocated. With over £78.5 million committed to community projects over the lifetime of our Welsh operating renewable generation portfolio it will be really exciting to see what communities can achieve. RWE remains committed to putting communities at the centre of the energy transition, ensuring a brighter, more equitable future, one small project at a time.”
FAST FACTS – WALES
- Since first generation wind farms have invested over £24.9 million into Welsh communities neighbouring their sites
- RWE’s contributions to Welsh Communities continued to grow by over £3.3 million in 2025
- Over their lifetime, wind farms operated by RWE renewables will invest more than £78.5 million into Welsh communities.
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