by Emilia Lardizabal | Dec 12, 2025
The latest decision by Spain’s National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) establishes a new regulatory framework that redefines the technical criteria used to assess grid-access applications for electricity consumption, covering both large industrial users and battery energy storage systems (BESS) connected to the power system. As part of the rollout, on 2 February the national transmission system operator, Red Eléctrica de España (REE), will launch a new digital tool.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Dec 11, 2025
Carmen López, Director of Renewable Energy and the Electricity Market at Spain’s Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), outlined the new funding lines soon to be launched to deploy the remaining EU budget, boosting prospects for storage, repowering and innovative renewable solutions.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Dec 10, 2025
Ahead of the Future Energy Summit Iberia, executives from GameChange Solar, Risen Energy and Yingli Solar outlined Spain’s technical, financial and logistical bottlenecks, set priorities for 2026, and debated the strategic role of energy storage, artificial intelligence and hybrid renewable plants.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Dec 9, 2025
The Country Manager of SolaX Power for Spain and Portugal anticipates that profitability—rather than subsidies—will be the real driver of energy storage in Iberia. During Genera 2025, he explained why projects that do not qualify for public incentives will be the ones to activate the market, and outlined how the company is adjusting its strategy to expand in the utility-scale, commercial and industrial segments.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Dec 5, 2025
The Andean Region Director at Sungrow, Gonzalo Feito, forecasts that Latin America will reach 20 GWh of installed battery energy storage systems (BESS) by the end of 2026. The global manufacturer—already holding more than 10 GWh in signed storage contracts and 25 GW of cumulative solar PV capacity in the region—is shaping a roadmap centred on technological innovation, market expansion, logistics optimisation and active participation in regulatory frameworks.
December 12, 2025Spain approves new grid access rules for demand and BESS as REE plans capacity map for February 2026
