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USA delivers another blow to Spain: the embargo of 156 million advances due to the rulings and the Falcon enters the radar of creditors

The U.S. Justice has taken a new step to facilitate the enforcement of the arbitral awards against Spain for the cuts applied to renewable energies. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has authorized the creditors of the so-called Antin case to proceed with the enforcement of Spanish...

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The solar sector maintains the leadership of energy M&A in 2025 with 52% of the operations despite losing weight, according to A&M.

Solar energy remained in 2025 as the main protagonist of the Spanish mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in the energy sector, concentrating 52% of the 73 operations closed in the year. However, its relative weight continued to decrease from the around 70% it reached in 2024, in a more diversified...

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The Government allocates 433 million from the Recovery Plan to innovative renewable energy projects.

The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has awarded 433.44 million euros from the Recovery Plan (PRTR) in grants to 524 new innovative renewable energy projects, including agrivoltaics, floating photovoltaics, or integrated into infrastructures, which in all cases incorporate storage systems.The definitive resolution of the second call of...

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Renewables set a historical record in July with 14,699 GWh generated

Renewable energies reached a total production of 14,699 gigawatt hours (GWh) in July, representing an increase of 5.8% compared to the same month of the previous year and setting a new record for monthly generation, according to data from Red Eléctrica de España (REE).With this volume, the technologies considered 'green'...

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TotalEnergies acquires from Shell its onshore renewable business in Europe, including Spain.

The French energy company TotalEnergies has closed a deal with Shell to acquire the entire onshore renewable energy business of the British company in Europe. The operation includes 500 megawatts (MW) of solar and wind farms already in operation or under construction, located mainly in Italy and the Netherlands, as...

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EDP premieres in Cuenca the first renewable plant with triple hybridization of the Iberian Peninsula

EDP has begun in its hybrid complex of Las Lomillas, located in the municipality of Tébar in Cuenca, the tests of the storage system with batteries that completes the first installation in the Iberian Peninsula that brings together, in a single connection point, wind generation, photovoltaic generation, and electrical storage,...

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Solaria obtains environmental authorization for a 600 MW solar macro plant in Italy

Solaria has received the positive environmental impact statement (EIS) for "La Spina Solar," its 600 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic project in Italy, which is set to become the largest solar installation in the country.As the company has communicated to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), the company expects construction works to...

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Galp shoots up 142% its attributed profit in the second quarter

Galp recorded a net profit attributed of 762 million euros in the second quarter of 2026, which represents a rebound of 142% compared to the 315 million noted by the Portuguese oil company between April and June of the previous year, according to the company communicated this Monday.The adjusted result...

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Acciona Energía transfers to Galp 361 MW wind power in Spain for 432 million and obtains capital gains of 255 million

Acciona Energía has closed an agreement to divest from a wind portfolio of 361 megawatts (MW) in Spain, which passes into the hands of the Portuguese Galp for 432 million euros, with no financial debt associated with the perimeter of the operation, the company reported this Monday in a statement.The...

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Sungrow Renewables drives in Spain 342 MW in new storage projects with batteries

Sungrow Renewables is developing a portfolio made up of seven energy storage projects with batteries (BESS, for its initials in English), which together reach nearly 342 megawatts (MW) of installed power. These initiatives are distributed among the Valencian Community, Galicia, Navarra, and Andalusia, according to the company itself.In detail, the...

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REE urges to expedite the connection of renewables for voltage control with the P.O. 7.4

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...

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Reynés assures that Naturgy has up to 12 billion to boost its expansion

The executive president of Naturgy, Francisco Reynés, has pointed out that the energy company has financial capacity between 10,000 and 12,000 million euros, which gives it room to undertake growth operations. However, he insisted that any movement will be backed by "clear and disciplined" investment criteria, focusing on generating "value...

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Naturgy raises its semiannual profit to 1.215 billion and expects to exceed 2.100 billion in 2026.

Naturgy closed the first half of the year with a net profit of 1.215 billion euros, which represents an increase of 6% compared to the same period of the previous year. In light of these figures, the group has revised its projections for 2026 upwards and expects to achieve record...

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Iberdrola raises its semiannual profit by 22% to 4.336 billion and maintains its goals for 2026

Iberdrola recorded a net profit of 4,336.4 million euros in the first half of the year, which represents an increase of 21.7% compared to the same period of the previous year. This rebound is driven, above all, by the net capital gain of 953.3 million euros derived from the sale...

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Return and Engie close a ten-year contract to accelerate battery storage in Spain

Return and Engie have signed a pioneering ten-year agreement, structured under the "full tolling" modality, in order to stimulate investment in battery storage in Spain. The plan includes the launch of three projects in the Basque Country that, together, will reach a power of 55 megawatts (MW) and a capacity...

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Wind power consolidates itself as the axis of the Spanish electrical system, but its expansion urgently needs to be accelerated

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...

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Contigo Energía exceeds 5 GW of renewable power managed in the electricity market

Contigo Energía has surpassed the threshold of five gigawatts (GW) of renewable power represented in the electricity market, after increasing its portfolio by 1,645 megawatts (MW) so far in 2026. This advance places the company among the market agents with the highest expansion rate in the sector, according to the...

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Electrification drives global energy demand to historic record in 2025, according to a report

Electrification has driven global energy demand to unprecedented levels in 2025, with a year-on-year increase in electricity consumption of 3%, clearly above the 1.7% increase in total energy supply (TES). This is according to the latest edition of the "Statistical Review of World Energy," prepared by the Energy Institute in...

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Corridor accuses France of blocking interconnections and slowing down European renewable momentum

The president of Redeia, Beatriz Corredor, has harshly criticized France's continuous resistance to advancing new electricity interconnections with the Iberian Peninsula, an attitude she has linked to the neighboring country's desire to shield its nuclear industry from the strong competitiveness of renewable energies in Spain and Portugal.During her participation in...

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The Government calls a new firm power tender in the non-mainland territories for more than 820 MW

The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has launched the processing of a new firm power tender for a total of 820.5 megawatts (MW) in the electricity systems of the non-peninsular territories —Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla—, with the aim of ensuring the coverage of the...

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Qualitas Energy obtains 53 million to boost a solar portfolio of 117 MW in Poland

Qualitas Energy has closed a non-recourse financing for 226.3 million Polish zlotys, equivalent to approximately 53 million euros, intended for a portfolio of solar photovoltaic projects under development of 117 megawatts (MWp) in Poland, according to a company statement.The operation has been structured by CaixaBank and Bank Millennium under a...

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Iberdrola increases distributed energy by 6.3% until June due to higher demand and electrification

The electricity distributed by Iberdrola worldwide totaled 136,648 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the first half of the year, an increase of 6.3% compared to the same period last year, driven by strong demand and the electrification process, according to the group's energy balance data.In detail, the energy company increased the volume...

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The CNMC adapts electrical procedures to boost the role of renewables in voltage control

The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has given the green light to a review of electrical operating procedures PO 7.4 and PO 14.4, with the aim of boosting the provision of voltage control services and encouraging greater involvement of renewable generation facilities.As the body detailed in a statement, this...

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Iberdrola accelerates its renewable commitment in the US with a new 57 MW solar plant in Oregon

Iberdrola, through its US subsidiary Avangrid, has already begun the installation of panels at the 'Oregon Trail Solar' photovoltaic plant, of 57 megawatts (MWdc), located in Gilliam County, Oregon (United States), as reported by the company.With this milestone, the group is making decisive progress in the construction of the solar...

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The Court of Accounts points out business concentration in renewables as one of INAGA's failures

The president of the Court of Auditors, Jesús María Royo, stated that the Aragonese Institute for Environmental Management (INAGA) "failed in its duty with conflicts of interest, delays in approval and accountability, lack of transparency, insufficiency of its own resources, and business concentration".He stated this on Wednesday before the Subcommittee...

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Renewables

USA delivers another blow to Spain: the embargo of 156 million advances due to the rulings and the Falcon enters the radar of creditors

The solar sector maintains the leadership of energy M&A in 2025 with 52% of the operations despite losing weight, according to A&M.

The Government allocates 433 million from the Recovery Plan to innovative renewable energy projects.

Renewables set a historical record in July with 14,699 GWh generated

TotalEnergies acquires from Shell its onshore renewable business in Europe, including Spain.

EDP premieres in Cuenca the first renewable plant with triple hybridization of the Iberian Peninsula

Solaria obtains environmental authorization for a 600 MW solar macro plant in Italy

Galp shoots up 142% its attributed profit in the second quarter

Acciona Energía transfers to Galp 361 MW wind power in Spain for 432 million and obtains capital gains of 255 million

Sungrow Renewables drives in Spain 342 MW in new storage projects with batteries

REE urges to expedite the connection of renewables for voltage control with the P.O. 7.4

Reynés assures that Naturgy has up to 12 billion to boost its expansion

Naturgy raises its semiannual profit to 1.215 billion and expects to exceed 2.100 billion in 2026.

Iberdrola raises its semiannual profit by 22% to 4.336 billion and maintains its goals for 2026

Return and Engie close a ten-year contract to accelerate battery storage in Spain

Wind power consolidates itself as the axis of the Spanish electrical system, but its expansion urgently needs to be accelerated

Contigo Energía exceeds 5 GW of renewable power managed in the electricity market

Electrification drives global energy demand to historic record in 2025, according to a report

Corridor accuses France of blocking interconnections and slowing down European renewable momentum

The Government calls a new firm power tender in the non-mainland territories for more than 820 MW

Qualitas Energy obtains 53 million to boost a solar portfolio of 117 MW in Poland

Iberdrola increases distributed energy by 6.3% until June due to higher demand and electrification

The CNMC adapts electrical procedures to boost the role of renewables in voltage control

Iberdrola accelerates its renewable commitment in the US with a new 57 MW solar plant in Oregon

The Court of Accounts points out business concentration in renewables as one of INAGA's failures

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