Luis Marquina, president of the entity, highlights the willingness of the new Deputy Director General for Storage, Fátima García Señán, to coordinate efforts in the development of storage in a dialogue with Energía Estratégica España.



Luis Marquina, president of the entity, highlights the willingness of the new Deputy Director General for Storage, Fátima García Señán, to coordinate efforts in the development of storage in a dialogue with Energía Estratégica España.
Alberto Rocha points out that having access to updated and dynamic information about grid saturation ensures greater competitiveness for the final price and for investors. He also mentions that this week, the CNMC is expected to publish a document on how to request demand, “obliging distributors to provide information on how much capacity there is at the nodes.”
In the last 12-month period, nearly 57% of electricity in Spain has been renewable, surpassing 50% in each of the months. The strong performance of hydroelectric (+67%) and photovoltaic (+22%) generation has driven renewable electricity production. Wind generation has consolidated itself as the largest producer of electricity (23.8%), while photovoltaics has surpassed 16%.
Ángel Gómez Vallejo analyzes the sector and states: “For large-scale batteries to be built, a market model with long-term contracts ensuring a minimum income is necessary. I believe we are entering a dynamic where the market’s own competitiveness will likely make CfDs unnecessary for public funding, requiring only state support as a long-term offtaker.”
“It’s not enough to set ambitious targets,” says José Luis Bernal Albendín from ITERH, highlighting the need for policies that facilitate renewable energy installation, incentives to promote electric vehicles, and long-term planning to ensure investments arrive on time.
Luis Marquina, president of the entity, highlights the willingness of the new Deputy Director General for Storage, Fátima García Señán, to coordinate efforts in the development of storage in a dialogue with Energía Estratégica España.
Alberto Rocha points out that having access to updated and dynamic information about grid saturation ensures greater competitiveness for the final price and for investors. He also mentions that this week, the CNMC is expected to publish a document on how to request demand, “obliging distributors to provide information on how much capacity there is at the nodes.”
In the last 12-month period, nearly 57% of electricity in Spain has been renewable, surpassing 50% in each of the months. The strong performance of hydroelectric (+67%) and photovoltaic (+22%) generation has driven renewable electricity production. Wind generation has consolidated itself as the largest producer of electricity (23.8%), while photovoltaics has surpassed 16%.
Ángel Gómez Vallejo analyzes the sector and states: “For large-scale batteries to be built, a market model with long-term contracts ensuring a minimum income is necessary. I believe we are entering a dynamic where the market’s own competitiveness will likely make CfDs unnecessary for public funding, requiring only state support as a long-term offtaker.”
“It’s not enough to set ambitious targets,” says José Luis Bernal Albendín from ITERH, highlighting the need for policies that facilitate renewable energy installation, incentives to promote electric vehicles, and long-term planning to ensure investments arrive on time.

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The country installed 339 MWh of behind-the-meter storage and 1,214 MW of new self-consumption capacity over the past year, signalling sector maturity. However, the current pace risks undermining Spain’s 2030 energy targets.
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