by Emilia Lardizabal | Apr 7, 2026
With captured solar prices falling below €15/MWh and more than 40 GW competing for 30 GW of demand, the market is reshaping contracts. “The window is closed from the seller’s perspective,” warns Álvaro de Simón, while Royal Decree-Law 7/2026—already ratified—introduces key relief measures for the industry, such as an 80% reduction in grid charges and the expansion of self-consumption schemes to a 5 km radius.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Apr 7, 2026
The Product Solution Manager Southern Europe Utility at AIKO, Guillermo Estébanez, states that 2025 marked the bottom in module costs after two years of decline. Factors such as rising silver and silicon prices, along with fiscal changes in China, could drive increases of up to +0.22 CNY/W, while the company is betting on new solutions such as copper metallisation to reduce costs and ensure stability in the supply chain.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Mar 26, 2026
Lawmakers will vote on the ratification of a €5 billion emergency package aimed at strengthening energy security amid global market volatility. The decree introduces new rules for grid access, accelerates renewable energy deployment through priority development zones, and reshapes incentives for electrification, energy storage and industrial decarbonization.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Mar 23, 2026
The expansion of energy storage and hybrid energy models is driving changes in solar PV plant engineering. Schletter warns that mounting structures must adapt to more complex terrain, integrate batteries without increasing project costs, and ensure reliability for assets designed to operate for decades.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Mar 19, 2026
Following the first tender that awarded 928 MW to industrial and green hydrogen projects, the sector is assessing the outcomes and looking ahead. Jorge González Onieva Johansson, from OSPREL, warns that access to grid capacity is becoming a strategic resource as Spain’s transmission system operator identifies 75 grid nodes that could be included in future tenders, with the next call potentially arriving between the first and second quarter of the year.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Mar 18, 2026
The solar industry is undergoing a restructuring after years of global overcapacity. Luis Contreras, Managing Director of Yingli Solar, explains how the end of China’s 9% export tax rebate and rising supply chain costs are expected to stabilize prices and bring greater predictability to solar project development.
April 7, 2026Spain’s window for solar PPAs narrows as new Royal Decree seeks to ease market pressure
