Ignis, Metka & Iberdrola lead renewable permitting progress in Spain
More than 800 MW move forward across Aragón, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura and Andalucía, while the Valencia region faces setbacks in Statkraft’s projects.
More than 800 MW move forward across Aragón, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura and Andalucía, while the Valencia region faces setbacks in Statkraft’s projects.
The auction will take place between October 21 and 25, 2025, as part of the framework established by Government Decision No. 318/2024, which defines the general rules for implementing and operating the CfD mechanism for low-carbon technologies.
IDAE will grant €657 million in real aid and a further €184 million in additional funding to boost 2.4 GW of new storage capacity. Andalusia, Galicia and Castilla-La Mancha concentrate the majority of the funds.
Renewables accounted for 53.3% of the electricity mix with 11,555 GWh generated. Solar PV led production with a 23.2% share, followed by wind and hydro, amid rising demand and ongoing network access challenges.
The speakers at the 4th International Congress on Industry for the Energy Transition, organized by Enercluster in collaboration with the Government of Navarre, called for political unity to boost the European value chain as a whole, as well as investment in local networks and infrastructure. At the event, held this Thursday in Baluarte and attended by more than 400 professionals linked to the renewable energy industry, it was also pointed out that driving reindustrialization requires measures beyond subsidies and that the benefits of decarbonization must be better disseminated and communicated to the public.
The CEO of the AEE, Juan Virgilio Márquez, admits the market’s disappointment with the lack of progress and warns that China is gaining ground. He proposes launching floating wind power with a pilot market in the Canary Islands to reactivate the national industry and take advantage of potential savings of more than €120 million annually.