Regression to Extremadura gigafactory with no PERTE assistance at this time

The decision was taken by the evaluation commission on 28 July. and on 1 August the “interim solution proposal” was published. The ministry is leaving the Envision-administered plan unfunded for the time being.. In this decision, he claims there are two reasons for doing so. The first reason is tractor project “does not meet the minimum build of required PERTE” in orders regulating aid; The second issue is “The fundable budget of the tractor project, taking into account the primary projects reaching the technical feasibility threshold, does not reach the specified minimum amountBoth are considered mutually exclusive grounds.

What are the consequences of the decision? For now, if Envision wishes to seek help, it can still correct objections by making claims. It is initially determined by the Ministry of Industry. You have 10 days to do this, however, as stated in the decision, the process can be delayed up to 15 days if the company requests it.

The Ministry emphasizes that “The decision is temporary, it is an ordinary administrative procedure within the ordinary procedure for granting subsidies”. The evaluation committee will review the statements made by the company in the coming weeks and will make its final decision within a month or two., As stated in the industry; between September and October. This decision will determine which of the 13 projects submitted to PERTE will receive assistance.

Alongside the PERTE funds, Envision and Acciona may also decide to continue the project and undertake the 1,000 million investment on their own. It was planned for the Navalmoral de la Mata plant.

“A gigafactory will be yes or yes”

Gigafactory is considered a strategic initiative and is key. in the development of the lithium value chain in the region and the future industrial development around it; that’s why heJunta de Extremadura rushed this Tuesday to clear any doubts about the viability of the project . “There will be a huge yes or yes at the Navalmoral de la Mata,” regional government spokesman Juan Antonio González said after learning of the Ministry of Industry’s decision and speaking with Envision. He was convinced that problems with the claims companies were already working on would be fixed, and assured him that the project “would not be impossible without help”, the company told him.

Board spokesperson recalled two weeks ago they announced the gigafactory with an action at Expacio Navalmoral (the property they plan to settle on) with Head of Government Pedro Sánchez; and Industry Minister Reyes Maroto. There, in addition to visiting the site, a series of protocols and memoranda were signed by the company and national and regional governments to successfully complete the development of this project. Set the horizon in 2025 with 3,000 jobs. “All these notes are still active,” he stressed.

For González, PERTE’s current point of action “is making a series of objections for the company to make claims and submit documents,” and Envision has also contacted the Board to convey that “this” (temporary refusal) may be produced. Both Envision and Acciona are working on the allegations. It was the last company to reach PERTE.” lack of time to gather all the necessary documents.

“At the end of September or early October it will be Perte’s final decision and we are confident he will appear there at PERTE,” he added.

With this question he said: the project is not subject to the availability of assistance from Recovery and Resilience Plan funds: “It is not impossible if it is not receiving help from Perte. The company decided to do this at the Navalmoral de la Mata because for them Extremadura is a strategic site linked to lithium“.

In the same sense, they were expressed from Envision Spain. Its newly appointed president, José Domínguez, attributed to “communication difficulties” and “interpretation confusion” According to Canal Extremadura, mistakes that led to the initial rejection of the project and confidence that the difficulties would be “solved”.

more reactions

The temporary exclusion of aid for a project considered part of industrial development in Extremadura caused a wave of backlash. Government delegate Yolanda García Seco hoped to find “good news” in September’s final decision..

Javier Peinado, secretary of the Extremadura Regional Business Confederation (Creex), also said he was hopeful. “it’s nothing more than a formality that we businessmen face every day”.

Abel Bautista, general secretary of the Extremaduran PP, confirmed more skeptically: The Gigafactory project “smells like a broken model, another example of the Extremaduran government’s policy of promises”, aforementioned. Citizens MP in the Extremadura Assembly, Encarna Martín, said she hoped this was not “another lie by Pedro Sánchez”; and Joaquín Macías, United’s assistant manager for Extremadura, also counted on the issue “not going beyond the rectification process”.

The final decision will be made between September and October. Currently, in addition to the Envision project, there are two other projects that were initially rejected; Y Among those that passed the cut is the Volkswagen gigafactory in Sagunto.According to the decision, the aid covers 167 million.