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July 17, 2025
Terna and the Puglia Region present the 2025-2034 Development Plan for the national electricity grid

by Strategic Energy Jul 17, 2025 Keep reading

Investments of €3.2 billion are planned over ten years to strengthen the efficiency, resilience, and sustainability of the regional electricity system; with Efficient Territorial Planning, Terna promotes integrated and shared planning of energy infrastructure.

July 16, 2025
IPROCEL plans expansion in Brazil, Ecuador and Panama focusing on storage and floating energy

by Lucia Colaluce Jul 16, 2025 Keep reading

In an exclusive audiovisual interview with Strategic Energy during FES Iberia 2025, Laura Nuez Santana, Head of Production and Business Development at IPROCEL, outlines how the company is diversifying its services to lead the global energy transition. The Canary Islands-based firm plans to expand into Brazil, Ecuador and Panama, and already boasts over 50 GW of installed capacity across 40 countries.

July 16, 2025
Regulatory instability threatens renewable energy scalability, warns Elmya at FES Iberia 2025

by Emilia Lardizabal Jul 16, 2025 Keep reading

At FES Iberia 2025, Carlos Píñar Celestino, Managing Director of Elmya, addressed the challenges facing the EPC sector in Ibero-America and Europe. He pointed out that regulatory unpredictability and abrupt policy changes directly impact costs and sector efficiency.

July 16, 2025
Data center energy demand in Spain will triple by 2026 as Spain DC calls for proactive regulation

by Emilia Lardizabal Jul 16, 2025 Keep reading

Alejandro Fuster, Technical Director of Spain DC, warns at FES Iberia 2025 that the sector’s power consumption will skyrocket from 200 MW in 2024 to 730 MW by 2026. He urges regulatory changes to prevent losing key investments in data centers.

July 15, 2025
Wattkraft brings Huawei’s first 4,5 MWh batteries to Europe for industrial self-consumption

by Milena Giorgi Jul 15, 2025 Keep reading

The units feature hybrid cooling, high operational efficiency and scalable architecture, optimised to reduce peak demand and stabilise intensive energy consumption.

July 15, 2025
Matrix Renewables positions itself as a key player in Spain’s energy storage sector and aims to accelerate deployment

by Lucia Colaluce Jul 15, 2025 Keep reading

The company manages a 700 MW pipeline of stand-alone storage projects and is preparing to begin construction of its first hybrid plants. “It’s only a matter of time before we start installation,” says Sergio Arbeláez, Managing Director Europe & Latam at Matrix Renewables, during his participation at FES Iberia 2025.

July 15, 2025
ENGIE calls for boosting electricity demand and streamlining regulations to avoid renewable stagnation

by Emilia Lardizabal Jul 15, 2025 Keep reading

The Director of Communication, Institutional Relations, Regulation and Corporate Strategy at ENGIE Spain warns that unless demand is reactivated and regulatory bottlenecks are cleared, the sector will face a paralysis that threatens investment and jobs. “We have a market that recorded €1.6/MWh – that’s unsustainable,” he stresses.

July 14, 2025
Valencia lanzará en septiembre su segunda ley para digitalizar, agilizar y acelerar proyectos de energías renovables

by Emilia Lardizabal Jul 14, 2025 Keep reading

En FES Iberia 2025, Manuel Argüelles Linares, Director General de Energía y Minas de la Comunidad Valenciana, anunció la próxima implementación de una segunda ley de simplificación. Con entrada en vigor prevista para septiembre, la normativa busca acelerar el despliegue de las energías renovables mediante una reforma regulatoria, la digitalización completa de los procedimientos y la mejora de los estándares de documentación.

July 14, 2025
Terna and the Sicilian Region present the 2025–2034 National Electricity Grid Development Plan

by Strategic Energy Jul 14, 2025 Keep reading

Investments of €3.5 billion are planned over ten years to strengthen the efficiency, resilience, and sustainability of the regional electricity system. Through Efficient Territorial Planning, Terna promotes an integrated and shared approach to energy infrastructure development.

July 11, 2025
July sees regulatory advances: over 1 GW of renewables approved in Spain

by Milena Giorgi Jul 11, 2025 Keep reading

The Ministry for Ecological Transition has positively resolved photovoltaic, wind, and energy storage projects, notably Iberdrola’s partial withdrawal from the public utility declaration for the nearly 275 MW Caparacena photovoltaic plant.

July 11, 2025
Regulatory breakthrough: Romania lifts barriers on battery storage systems

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The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has officially approved a framework that removes duplicate charges for stored and reinjected electricity, aligning the country with EU standards and paving the way for greater investor confidence in energy storage.

July 10, 2025
Europe demands data: Esders digitizes emission monitoring to comply with new regulations

by Emilia Lardizabal Jul 10, 2025 Keep reading

At FES Iberia 2025, Esders unveiled a platform for direct measurement of pollutant emissions, aligned with regulation EU 24-17-87. “What used to be voluntary is now mandatory. Our technology enables full compliance with the energy transition,” states Amir Irvanian, Global Vice President of Strategy.

July 10, 2025
Lightsource bp demands clear rules to scale storage and warns of risks already assumed

by Milena Giorgi Jul 10, 2025 Keep reading

Ignacio Guerra, Head of BESS Europe at Lightsource bp, warns that projects are ready to build but face regulatory uncertainty, barriers to demand access, lack of recognition as flexible assets and the absence of bankable business models.

July 10, 2025
CETIM hosts sustainability event to foster scientific and business synergies with Business Factory ClimaTech

by Strategic Energy Jul 10, 2025 Keep reading

BF ClimaTech is Galicia’s first incubation, acceleration, and consolidation programme for projects with a positive impact on climate and the environment, addressing present and future challenges. The Technology Centre is part of the Scientific Committee to ensure selected initiatives are viable, innovative, and aligned with global industry challenges.

July 9, 2025
FES Iberia 2025: RWE Renewables Iberia prepares to lead energy storage

by Lucia Colaluce Jul 9, 2025 Keep reading

During his participation at FES Iberia 2025, Robert Navarro, Managing Director and CFO of RWE Renewables Iberia, stated that the company is advancing in storage solutions with a strategic long-term vision, anticipating regulatory developments. “We are entering this space more to learn how it works than because the numbers add up,” he affirms.

July 9, 2025
The government strengthens resilience of the electricity transmission network

by Strategic Energy Jul 9, 2025 Keep reading

Measures within the Electricity Transmission Network Development Plan 2021-2026 have been approved to facilitate the gradual integration of renewables and energy storage, meet the PNIEC targets, reduce consumer costs, and provide new connection points for emergency generation in the Canary Islands.

July 7, 2025
Grupo Fe Energy highlights data centres as a stabilising force for Spain’s power system at FES Iberia 2025

by Lucia Colaluce Jul 7, 2025 Keep reading

During the “Boosting demand and new opportunities” panel at FES Iberia 2025, led by Grupo Fe Energy CEO Alberto García Feijoo, experts analysed how data centres could add up to 730 MW of consumption within two years and become the foundation of stable demand to support the electricity grid. The panel also addressed regulatory barriers, PPAs, and untapped investment potential.

July 7, 2025
Statement on the European Commission’s guidance on renewables, grids infrastructure and network tariffs

by Strategic Energy Jul 7, 2025 Keep reading

Energy storage can bring benefits that will lower system costs and consumer bills, as network charges are expected to rise across the EU. 

July 7, 2025
Pedro Azagra appointed CEO of Iberdrola at a pivotal moment for the group’s global expansion

by Strategic Energy Jul 7, 2025 Keep reading

With over 25 years at the company, the new Chief Executive Officer steps into the role as Iberdrola consolidates its position as a global leader in renewable energy, supported by a series of strategic recognitions.

July 4, 2025
Enrique Pedrosa (Repsol) calls for an EU-wide framework to remunerate the firmness of energy storage

by Milena Giorgi Jul 4, 2025 Keep reading

During FES Iberia 2025, the COO of Repsol Low Carbon Generation stressed the urgent need to accelerate permitting and ensure proper remuneration for technologies such as pumped hydro storage — essential to meeting the 22 GW energy storage target set by the PNIEC for 2030.

July 4, 2025
FES Iberia 2025: Worldlex highlights the Andalusian one-stop shop model as key to unlocking projects

by Lucia Colaluce Jul 4, 2025 Keep reading

During her participation in the event, Marta Pérez García, Executive Director of Worldlex, proposed advancing digitalisation and coordination among administrations. “You arrive and find someone who helps you through the steps,” she illustrates, referring to the experience in Andalusia.