AI Growth Zone confirmed for North Wales, which government says is uniquely positioned to draw on the potential of the UK's first small modular reactor at Wylfa. The announcement is linked to more than 3,400 new jobs for the region.
Investment
- Stated investment
- Not published
- Lead organisations
- Not published
- Announced
- 13 November 2025
- Target live
- Not published
Power and grid
- Published capacity
- Not published
- Power notes
- Not published
- Grid connection
- Not published
- Cooling and water
- Not published
Planning
- Planning authority
- Not published
- Planning reference
- Not published
- Current status
- Approved
- Floor area
- Not published
Evidence quality
- Confidence
- High confidence
- AI relevance
- High — AI/compute led
- Verified
- Yes
- Last updated
- 10 August 2026
Progress
Announced · 13 November 2025
Zone announced by government
AI Growth Zones to create thousands of jobs and unlock up to £100 billion in investment, as new site confirmed for North Wales
Key facts as published
- Jobs
- More than 3,400 (government estimate)
- Power
- Potential to draw on the UK's first small modular reactor at Wylfa
Sources
- AI Growth Zones to create thousands of jobs and unlock up to £100 billion in investment, as new site confirmed for North Wales — DSIT (GOV.UK), 13 November 2025
Where this connects
- Tracker entry for North Wales AI Growth Zone — the same record inside the UK data-centre tracker.
- All tracked projects in Wales
- UK AI Energy Index — the indicators we track for AI-driven electricity demand.
- AI growth zone impact calculator — model the electricity implications of a zone of a given size.