The government is preparing an update National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC), The country’s green roadmap to 2030 is to make its goals of mass deployment of clean energy more ambitious and should be ready this year. The executive finalizes its final proposal to expand the green mega plan and prepares direct contacts with the parent company. energy employers address a technology review of targets by the end of the decade.
The Ministry of Energy Transition, under the command of Vice President Teresa Ribera, major collaborations of electricity, gas, renewable and nuclear companies to the next meeting April 27 directly address the design of the new targets of the PNIEC, as approved by various sources from the organizations cited at the meeting and the Ministry itself. SPAIN NEWSPAPER, of the Iberian Press group.
The government has already sent the call to the employers’ association of major electricity companies. aelec -which groups Iberdrola, Endesa and EDP-; for Spanish Gas Association (Sedigás) -Naturgy is integrated and the marketers of the sector, transport and distribution network companies and suppliers participate-; to cross organization APPA Renewable, with the representation of all green sub-sectors; for Wind Businessmen Association (AEE); for Spanish Photovoltaic Association (UNEF)the main association of the solar energy sector; or nuclear Forum, It represents all major power companies that own nuclear power plants and the industry associated with the industry, as well as other energy business entities.
New ‘megaplan’ this year
Spain has a green transition roadmap and intermediate targets set for 2030 National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan with the ultimate goal of increasing the weight of renewable energies and reaching 2050 with full decarbonisation and an emissions-free economy as proven by climate change law. The mandate from the European funding of the Recovery Plan, one of the pillars of which is the energy transition, should serve as an impetus for this path to decarbonisation.
The central government will accelerate the European Union’s goals of renewable energies, as well as green hydrogen or biomethane distribution, and – as is already doing the current framework – for the future use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy.
Admin must submit offer for new version grand plan from green to Brussels by 30 June After opening a new public consultation process in the coming weeks, the European Commission must approve the final text before the end of the year. The current version of the Spanish PNIEC, definitively approved in 2021 and setting targets for the electricity generation mix, About 60,000 megawatts (MW) of new energy from renewable sources by 2030as well as very modest targets for renewable gases (both hydrogen and biomethane) and storage capacity.
The industry wants more ambition
Large companies in the industry and their employers are already demanding that the government lower these renewable targets to accommodate new community ambitions. to obtain at least 110,000-120,000 MW of new green energyboth sun and wind at the end of the decade.
Photovoltaic employer UNEF wants to accelerate the adoption of solar energy and to the Manager, Photovoltaic targets from 39,000 MW recommended by the current version of the PNIEC and pull them up to 55,000 to 65,000 MW new power, with increases of between 40% and 66% over the current scenario. This new capacity requested by the association includes 15,000 MW self-consumption plants that have not been separately included in the government plan so far. .
Wind Businessmen’s Association (AEE) also claims that it has raised the targets of power generation facilities with wind energy. This The wind energy employer is seeking to increase from the 50,300 new MW envisaged in the plan to a total of 63,000 MW. in addition, 26% more. PREPA’s demand envisions 3,000 MW of offshore wind power, 9,500 MW of onshore wind energy dedicated to hydrogen production, 750 MW of additional onshore wind power, as well as 15,000 MW of existing park retrofit.
Yes to renewable gas, no to nuclear
The government also confirmed that the future update of the PNIEC aims to put more emphasis on renewable gases. The Secretary of State predicted a significant increase in biomethane production targets and also a major boost to the expansion of green hydrogen.
The Ministry of Transition also confirmed that it does not intend to include in the new green plan a revision of the agreed closing schedule of power plants and nuclear power plants, envisioning gradual shutdowns between 2027 and 2035 until a complete nuclear shutdown. . “The government is not considering a change in the calendar or extending the life of nuclear power plants. The government will continue the agreement between the holding companies and Enresa and this will be seen in the next update of the PNIEC. The answer is no”, recently State Minister for Energy Sara Aagesen stated.
EU’s goals
The European Union set an interim target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels, and in the midst of the energy crisis, the EU launched the RePower EU strategy, devising reforms to increase energy sovereignty. There are more ambitious targets in the renewable energy and energy efficiency directives.
The plan designed by the European Commission to break Europe’s dependence on Russian hydrocarbons envisages investments of 210,000 million euros by 2027. reduce energy consumption, diversify suppliers, especially gas, and accelerate the deployment of renewable energy as a way of gaining energy sovereignty and reducing Europe’s vulnerability posed by Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.
Among the targets set to curb the energy crisis and accelerate the break with Russia, Brussels attaches strategic importance to: promotion of renewable gases as part of the transition to a decarbonized future and to maintain energy sovereignty, given what can be produced in the European Union. The targets in the REPowerEU roadmap are to increase the production and import of renewable hydrogen to 20 million tons by 2030 or to increase the biomethane production to 35,000 cubic meters. It is planned to allocate 27,000 million euros for the deployment of hydrogen infrastructures and another 10,000 million euros to strengthen the gas networks through which gas from renewable sources will circulate.