The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has initiated the public hearing phase of the Initial Proposal for the Development of the Electricity Transmission Grid with a 2030 Horizon, which can be consulted here . The Proposal, which foresees an investment of approximately €13.6 billion by the end of the decade, is aimed at meeting the country’s needs and achieving the objectives of the 2023-2030 National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC), giving priority to industrial projects. This is the second time that a Planning Proposal has been subject to a public hearing procedure, consolidating the practice inaugurated by the current Planning with a 2026 Horizon.
As the Vice President of the Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen, highlighted during the presentation of the general lines of the Proposal (which can be consulted here ), a shift in the energy paradigm has taken place in Spain. While previous plans focused on incorporating more renewable energy into the electricity system, priority is now given to meeting the needs of projects that want to materialize to consume the country’s clean and competitive energy, and to take advantage of the industrial, employment, economic, and social opportunities of the energy transition. While the current Plan considers 2 GW of demand, the Proposal proposes to meet more than 27 GW.
FIRM AND MATURE PROJECTS
The proposal was designed based on input from various stakeholders and the autonomous communities—and for the first time, meetings were held with them before the public hearing last September—to develop a scenario for incorporating new generation and consumption demands, identifying areas of special interest and applying the guiding principle of considering solid and mature projects within the time horizon covered.
As a result, the Proposal presents a scenario consistent with the PNIEC. Regarding demand-side access requests, consumption of 375 TWh is projected by the end of the decade, with a peak of 61.4 GW, 60% higher than the 2024 peak. Regarding the new generating capacity, the integration of 159 GW of renewable energy is estimated, as well as the availability of more than 22 GW of storage, considering the most beneficial locations for the system as a whole and resource availability.
Thus, of a planned investment of 13.6 billion euros, 65% is planned for three main areas: strengthening networks to absorb new flows resulting from increased electrification and the integration of renewables, increasing territorial cohesion with new links between systems, and actions to support the distribution network and connect new consumption to the transmission grid.
Interested parties may submit objections and comments on the Planning Proposal, as well as its Strategic Environmental Assessment, until November 16, using the form available here .
