The Barkham Solar Farm in Berkshire, England, is set to feature around 43,000 solar panels across council-owned farmland. The project is expected to generate enough electricity to supply more than 10,500 homes.

Construction is scheduled to begin later this year, with partial grid connection targeted for September 2027. The project is expected to contribute significant new solar generation to the local electricity network.

Contract signed with carbon-neutral developer

Work to build a 43,000-panel solar farm to the south of Barkham, Berkshire, will begin in November, after Wokingham Borough Council signed a contract with carbon-neutral developer Equans. The farm will be built on farmland owned by the council and is expected to power 9,400 homes.

Construction of a 43,000-panel solar farm south of Barkham, Berkshire, is scheduled to begin in November. Wokingham Borough Council has signed a contract with carbon-neutral developer Equans to build the project.

The solar farm will be developed on council-owned farmland and is expected to generate enough electricity to power around 9,400 homes. The project will also include new walking and cycling links, biodiversity improvements, and hundreds of new trees.

Timeline for power generation

The facility is expected to go live and start generating electricity in September 2027, with full connectivity expected by 2029. In January, the council said it expected the farm to be built 10 years ahead of schedule.

Biodiversity and fruit tree planting

The council has worked with local charity Freely Fruity to plant about 1,000 fruit trees on the site. The project is also expected to deliver increased biodiversity and hundreds of new trees, alongside new walking and cycling links for local communities.

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