Senior executives from Iberdrola Renewables, EDP Renewables, Zelestra and Saeta Yield have confirmed their participation in Future Energy Summit Iberia 2025, which will bring together key stakeholders from Spain’s energy market.
The event will take place in Madrid on 12 February at the Colegio de Caminos – Betancourt Auditorium and will serve as a platform to discuss battery energy storage systems (BESS), hybrid power purchase agreements (PPAs) and regulatory developments shaping the renewable sector.
Julio Castro, CEO of Iberdrola Renewables, and Rocío Sicre, Managing Director of EDP Renewables Spain, will take part in the CEOs Panel, opening the private-sector block with a strategic overview of current market conditions. The discussion will focus on project scalability, economic challenges and pending regulatory frameworks.
Álvaro Pérez de Lema, CEO of Saeta Yield, will join Panel 6, dedicated to new opportunities in Southern Europe, addressing asset hybridisation, repowering strategies and access to competitive financing. Enrique de Ramón, Global Head of Business Origination & BESS at Zelestra, will participate in the panel focused on energy storage, covering profitability, business models and the bankability of BESS projects.
EDP Renewables arrives at the event after launching its first hybrid hydro-solar project in Spain and consolidating its position in hybridisation, with more than 140 MW of integrated renewable capacity. The company operates 4,586 MW of installed capacity and commercialises over 11 TWh per year.
During the previous edition of FES Iberia, Rocío Sicre underlined that energy storage is central to EDP’s investment strategy, alongside next-generation hybrid projects. The company is developing a project that combines wind, solar and storage to improve system stability.
Zelestra, with more than 6.4 GW of carbon-free projects in its pipeline, will be highlighted through Spain’s first large-scale solar-plus-battery PPA, signed with EDP. The Trujillo project includes 170 MWdc of solar capacity and 400 MWh of storage, generating 300 GWh annually and avoiding more than 40,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year.
Iberdrola Renewables has recently signed two PPAs with Microsoft for 150 MW at the Iglesias (Burgos) and El Escudo (Cantabria) wind farms. The company is also investing more than €250 million in the Ayora 1 and Cofrentes I projects, adding 360 MW in the Valencia region.
Saeta Yield operates 728 MW across Spain and Portugal and has completed a €340 million refinancing, including its first solar hybridisation projects totalling 110 MW, reinforcing its growth and portfolio modernisation strategy.
Key topics on the agenda include the expansion of large-scale storage solutions, the evolution of PPAs, demand-side energy management and the regulatory adjustments required to ensure investment viability. Energy storage is emerging as a strategic pillar of the new energy mix.
The sector continues to await the development of Spain’s capacity market and a clear regulatory framework to monetise balancing and flexibility services provided by batteries. These issues will be addressed in depth during the technical panels of FES Iberia 2025.
In addition to private-sector participation, the event will include representatives from Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) and regional governments, focusing on regulatory direction and territorial planning for the energy transition.
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