Spain''s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has published a revised draft of the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) with a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 32% compared to 1990 – surpassing the previous goal of 23%. The draft is currently open for public consultation until Sept. 4.
To meet these targets, the new energy strategy outlines a plan to have 214 GW of total installed capacity in the electricity sector by 2030. This includes 160 GW from renewable generation and 22 GW from various forms of storage.
The document acknowledges that the distribution of technologies is subject to change based on factors such as technology advancements, costs, availability, and integration capacity. It emphasizes the potential of photovoltaics, projecting a capacity of 76 GW by 2030, including 19 GW for self-consumption. The previous version of the plan aimed for 39 GW of solar photovoltaic capacity. As of the end of 2022, the PV source had reached 20 GW, indicating a need to deploy an additional 56 GW in the next eight years.
The plan also includes the addition of 62 GW of wind power, including 3 GW of offshore wind, 14.5 GW of hydro, and 4.8 GW of concentrated solar power (CSP). Non-renewable technologies are accounted for as well, with expectations of 26.6 GW of gas combined cycles and 3 GW of existing nuclear power plants by 2030.
Furthermore, the new plan raises the target for green hydrogen generation through electrolyzers to 11 GW, compared to the 4 GW outlined in the current roadmap.
José Donoso, director of the Spanish solar energy association UNEF, expressed a positive view of the new plan, stating that the objectives are attainable. He emphasized the importance of storage expansion and urges expedited regulatory measures to facilitate action.
Regarding the industrial plan mentioned in the draft, which addresses solar manufacturing, Donoso pointed to the budget of €1 billion ($1.09 billion) and the growing interest of panel manufacturers to invest in Spain. He emphasized the need for swift administrative authorizations and suggested promoting a “welcome packet” to attract investment.
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The Spanish government has set a new 2030 solar target of 76 GW in an energy strategy submitted to the European Commission. It aims to cover over 80% of national electricity demand with renewable energy.
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Spain''s Council of Ministers has approved a Royal Decree updating the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC 2023-30) in response to a proposal from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO). The draft went through public consultation in mid-2023.
A key focus of the PNIEC 2023 is promoting renewables, storage, and demand management to enhance their integration. By 2030, Spain expects to install 76 GW of solar, including 19 GW of self-consumption PV. As of early September, the country had 22,454 MW of solar capacity installed and connected to the grid, according to Red Eléctrica, the Spanish grid operator.
The plan also aims for 62 GW of wind power, which includes 3 GW of offshore wind, along with 1.4 GW of biomass and 22.5 GW of storage capacity, factoring in contributions from solar thermal power.
In addition, the new strategy includes a goal of 12 GW of electrolyzer capacity to produce green hydrogen. The final consumption target for renewable energy increases to 48%, with 81% of electricity generation, while the energy efficiency target rises to 43%.
APPA Renovables celebrated the new targets with a measure of caution.
"Ambitious objectives are good news for the sector, as long as they are accompanied by a strategy to achieve them. Our country has renewable resources that place it in a privileged position to undertake the energy transition and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels," said José María González Moya, general manager of APPA Renovables. “But the reality is that more concrete and attractive measures must be put on the table to take advantage of these energies if we want to achieve such ambitious goals.”
José Donoso, general director of Spanish trade group UNEF, said that the challenge is ambitious but necessary to achieve decarbonization and underpin the nation''s current competitive advantage.
“Spain is facing, for the first time in history, an industrial revolution with a competitive advantage in the price of electricity, since, thanks to photovoltaics, we can produce electricity at less than half the price of the European average," added Donoso.
Spain’s cumulative installed PV capacity surpassed 25.54 GW at the end of December 2023, on 5.59 GW of new solar installations for the full year.
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Spain installed 5,594 MW of new PV systems in 2023, marking a 28% increase from the preceding year, according to the country''s grid operator, Red Eléctrica de España.
The country''s cumulative installed PV capacity reached 25.54 GW at the end of December 2023. This represents 20.3% of the Spanish electricity production mix.
Around 1,076 MW of the newly installed PV capacity for 2023 came in the form of residential PV systems, while another 1,020 MW came from commercial and industrial installations.
The Castilla-La Mancha accounted for 2,024 MW of new PV additions last year, followed by Andalusia (1,170 MW), Extermadura (1,064), Aragon (551 MW), Castilla y León (454 MW), Murcia (162 MW), and the Balearic Islands (104 MW). The rest of Spain accounted for the remaining 65 MW.
For the first time last year, renewable energy accounted for more than half of the country''s power generation, with a share of 50.3%.
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The new draft – which has been put to public consultation until 4 September 2023 – nearly doubles the previous target for installed solar capacity that was set at 39GW. From the updated 76GW target, 19GW will come from self-consumption, while the country seeks to reach a total installed electricity capacity of 214GW by 2030.
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