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North Wales AI Growth Zone
WalesApproved Verified
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 3,450 jobs for the region.
Key facts
- Operator / developer
- Consortium: Stena Line, Bangor University, Aberystwyth University, Menai Science Park (M-SParc), Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, Isle of Anglesey County Council. Investment partner to develop the site not yet secured as of designation.
- Location
- Wales, United Kingdom
- Status
- Approved
- Facility type
- AI growth zone
- AI relevance
- High — AI/compute led
- Announced
- 13 November 2025
- Jobs
- More than 3,400 (government estimate)
- Power
- Potential to draw on the UK's first small modular reactor at Wylfa
- Constituent sites
- Two sites named at announcement: Prosperity Parc, Holyhead, Anglesey (Stena Line) and Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd -- see the Prosperity Parc record for the Anglesey site's own planning status
- Investment partner
- As of the November 2025 announcement, no data-centre investment/operating partner for Prosperity Parc had been secured (DatacenterDynamics)
Power & grid
- On-site generation
- Government links the zone to the UK's first small modular reactor at Wylfa (initially 3 reactors, potentially up to 8), with grid supply expected from the mid-2030s.
Benefits vs drawbacks
Benefits
£5m of government funding for local AI adoption and skills.
Timeline
North Wales (Prosperity Parc and Trawsfynydd) named an AI Growth Zone.
Source
Sources
- AI Growth Zones to create thousands of jobs and unlock up to £100 billion in investment, as new site confirmed for North Wales
Secondary source · DSIT (GOV.UK) · 13 November 2025
- UK plans AI Growth Zone in North Wales, announces data center power and planning reforms
Secondary source · DatacenterDynamics · 17 November 2025
- Stena Line's plans for Prosperity Parc approved by Isle of Anglesey County Council
Secondary source · Herald.Wales (secondary) · 2025
Last verified
27 September 2026
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