The disbursement associated with the operation services of the electrical system is already at 3.360 billion euros until mid-August, which represents a rise of 36% compared to the same period in 2025, according to the latest report from the Observatory of the cost of operation services. This organization includes the...
The European Commission indicated this Thursday that the energy authorities of the bloc are already organizing in anticipation of the possible effect of the solar eclipse expected for next week on the European electrical system. To this end, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E, for its...
The solar eclipse scheduled for next August 12 will cause a temporary drop of around 5 gigawatts (GW) in the maximum solar production of the Peninsula, which represents about 13% of the peak demand of a typical Wednesday in August, according to estimates from Red Eléctrica de España (REE).The system...
The disbursement associated with the operation services of the electrical system has risen to 3.160 billion euros in the first seven months of the year, which represents an increase of 36% compared to the same period in 2025. This is derived from the latest report of the Observatory of the...
The Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) communicated on the night of this Sunday a new widespread failure in the National Electroenergetic System (SEN), which has once again left the country without electric service just a few hours after it was reported that the supply had been restored in the western...
The Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, has authorized the third modification of specific aspects of the Development Plan for the Electricity Transmission Network 2021-2026. This update incorporates new actions aimed at continuing to strengthen the resilience of the electrical...
The provisional tariff deficit of the electricity system, originated when the recognized costs of the regulated activity exceed the revenues collected through the tolls, stood at 893.3 million euros in the fifth settlement corresponding to the month of May.In this settlement, total revenues amounted to 5,464.02 million euros, compared to...
Red Eléctrica de España (REE) sees it essential to accelerate the commissioning of more renewable plants so that they can provide the new operating procedure (P.O.) 7.4, which enables these facilities to participate in the voltage control service through commands and constitutes an essential tool to reduce the cost of...
Wind energy was confirmed in 2025 as the dominant technology of the electricity system in Spain, contributing 21.8% of the demand and accounting for 24% of the generation mix, according to the 2026 Wind Yearbook of the Business Association of Wind Energy (AEE), which reviews the sector's evolution and its...
Red Eléctrica de España (REE) launched the Demand Response Active Service (SRAD) on Wednesday night to ensure the necessary reserves in the operation of the electrical system, given a lower contribution of renewable generation during those hours, according to sector sources told Europa Press.In detail, the activation of the Demand...
The Electric Union of Cuba (UNE) affirmed this Wednesday that the recent collapse of the National Electric System (SEN) on the island is "the direct consequence" of the "energy asphyxiation orchestrated by the United States" against the country."The fall of the SEN is not an accident, it is the direct...
The National Electric System (SEN) of Cuba has begun to be gradually restored after a new total blackout registered this Monday, which has allowed the micro-grids distributed throughout the island to begin to resume supply, prioritizing services considered essential."Protocols for the recovery of the Electric System are activated. Micro-grids are...
Cuban authorities announced this Monday a new total failure of the national electric system, which has left the entire island territory without power."A total disconnection of the National Electro-energetic System has occurred. The causes are being investigated. We will continue to provide information on the matter," UNE stated through its...
The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has submitted for public consultation, under an urgent procedure, a draft royal decree with new measures aimed at promoting the integration of renewable energies, self-consumption, and storage, streamlining the processing of infrastructures, and strengthening the capacity and resilience of the electricity...
The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has validated a new operating procedure for the peninsular electricity system, called "P.O.7.6 Autonomous Start-up Service," which updates and establishes a payment framework for facilities providing this service in accordance with the Restoration Plans.This renewed scheme, which incorporates lessons learned during the system's...
The provisional tariff deficit of the electricity system, generated when the recognized costs of the regulated activity exceed the income collected through tolls, stood at 1,147.61 million euros in the fourth settlement of the fiscal year, corresponding to the month of April.In this settlement, the total system income amounted to...
The president of the Association of Electric Energy Companies (aelec), Marina Serrano, once again placed the responsibility for the blackout of April 28, 2025, on the actions of Red Eléctrica de España (REE) as the system operator. She reproached it for managing that day with the lowest level of synchronous...
The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, has signed this Monday a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. energy technology company General Electric (GE) Vernova, with the purpose of reinforcing the National Electric System Recovery Plan of Venezuela.The agreement seeks to encourage the incorporation of mixed companies that support the...
The CEO of Iberdrola Spain, Mario Ruiz-Tagle, considers that the chances of a blackout like the one experienced in Spain happening again are "very low, less than before" thanks to the measures adopted, including "spending more on paying for security".Ruiz-Tagle spoke this Wednesday at the IX Basque Country Industrial Forum,...
Javier del Pico Aznar has been unanimously appointed as the new president of APPA Eólica, the area specialized in wind energy of APPA Renovables, taking over the presidency from Robert Navarro.In a statement, the association indicated that the new presidency "wishes to continue the work developed by the section, based...
The provisional tariff deficit of the electricity system, which occurs when the recognized costs of the regulated activity exceed the income collected through tolls, stood at 708.54 million euros in the third settlement corresponding to the month of March.According to data from the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC),...
The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge anticipates giving the green light shortly to the regulation that will launch the capacity market for the Spanish electricity system, once the approval of the European Commission has been obtained.Sources from the department headed by Sara Aagesen thanked Brussels for "the...
The European Commission has given its approval this Friday to the capacity market designed by Spain to ensure that the electricity system has sufficient backup in times of scarcity. It is an instrument endowed with approximately 9 billion euros for the next ten years, conceived as a complement to the...
Red Eléctrica de España (REE) has begun to show since this Wednesday on its different platforms the installed hybrid configured power, and plans to complete this information in the coming months with data related to the energy generated by this type of infrastructure.Currently, the hybrid power installed in the entire...
The president of Redeia, Beatriz Corredor, has denied that the company is in conflict with the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC), although she has denounced the situation of "defenselessness" in which, in her opinion, the company finds itself due to the proceedings opened during the investigation of last year's...