Rafael Esteban, Global Director of Business Development at ACCIONA Energía, called for a reformulation of energy policy during the Future Energy Summit (FES) Iberia 2025, in response to a wholesale market that had already recorded 522 hours of zero or negative prices.

RENOCICLA opens its call from 8 July to 16 September, offering €100 million to support projects on eco-design, recycling and recovery of renewable energy components, aiming to boost strategic autonomy and build a circular industrial value chain in Spain.

The Spain General Manager of EDP Renewables called for regulatory certainty and network planning to make electrification viable. The company is advancing projects that combine renewables, storage and demand, with 4,586 MW installed in the country.

During his participation at FES Iberia 2025, the CEO Renewables Spain of TotalEnergies, highlighted that the capacity auction scheduled for this year will be key to ensuring system stability. The company operates 3 GW under development and has consolidated one of the largest solar parks in Europe.

The regulatory text contains structural changes that are detailed in this analysis in six thematic sections: storage, plant operation, procedures, demand participation, electro-intensive industries, and grids. The article organizes the main new features of Royal Decree-Law 7/2025 point by point, incorporating technical data and the opinions of industry experts.

During the event organised by Future Energy Summit (FES), regional energy officials evaluated the Spanish Government’s recent decree aimed at strengthening the oversight of electricity operators, highlighting both its support and areas requiring improvement.

The Government will increase the resilience of the system with a list of specific actions that will be incorporated into the current Planning. The electrification of the economy, storage and flexibility are being promoted, which will contribute to the sustainability and resilience of the system.

The reform promoted by the Government will speed up the deployment of hybrid storage in renewable plants, a necessary measure for the sector to be competitive and safe.

The technical analyses carried out by Red Eléctrica (REE), AELEC–Compass Lexecon and INESC TEC, and the Government’s 28-A Committee reveal discrepancies regarding the causes of the blackout.

The Green and Connected Spain Alliance is entering a key phase of institutional dialogue with a ten-point technical proposal to transform the electricity system and position renewables as the industrial foundation of the country.