A SOLAR farm project near Chepstow is to receive a loan from the Welsh Government of £4.5 million

The farm, proposed by Monmouthshire County Council at Crick, could generate enough electricity to power 1,400 homes.

Councillor Phil Hobson, Monmouthshire County Council’s cabinet member for sustainability, said: “Oak Grove Solar Farm will save over 2,000 tonnes per year of CO2 by generating clean, renewable energy. This news means Monmouthshire takes another big step towards its goal of being a sustainable, green-power county. 

“We’ve managed to use the same land to construct a solar power station while keeping access for grazing animals. We’ve balanced the need for clean home-produced energy and food production at the same time.”

Most of the panels have been installed and electricity generated from the solar farm is due to be fed into the National Grid at the end of this month.