Spain is one of the important manufacturers wind turbinesnext to you Denmark and Germany. However european threesome now facing threatening related to two giants which has begun to expand beyond its borders: China and India. And Spain was the country worst off by being exported. Exporting countries podium According to the Macroeconomic Study on the Impact of the Wind Sector in Spain prepared by the consultancy firm, this is in favor of the two Asian countries. Deloitte On behalf of Wind Cooperation (EEE).
” chinese industry “It has taken market share from the European industry,” the AEE president admitted during his presentation. Juan Diego Díaz. Export activity for the country in 2022 amounted to 2,512 million euros, but of this figure, the production of goods, equipment and services amounted to 2,512 million euros. 1.598 million euros, at previous levels 2006.
wind turbine export It fell by 28.9% globally between 2021 and 2022, but in the case of Europe “substitution According to the report, this activity is “spreading to other countries”.
The key to facing Asian competition”It does not produce cheaper, but do better and three years ago more than others,” according to the association’s general manager. Juan Virgil. But to achieve this added value, “financial capacity to invest in innovation and development” is needed, and in addition to the external threat, the sector has experienced a ‘perfect storm’ that has left it debilitated in recent years.
Weight loss started with this Pandemic coronavirus, “Causing delays in shipping, contract violations that manufacturers have already signed and upgraded raw material prices Due to inflation”. Later in 2022 war and energy crisisThis added “further pressure on prices.” The Spanish employers’ association believes that companies will make money again in the first quarter of the new year.
New criteria in tenders
Fear of competition from Asian products has been one focus. Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union from last semester. In the road map to promote the strategic autonomy of the continent (DurableEU) warned that “unless strong measures are implemented, the European energy ecosystem may become dependent on China by 2030, of a different nature, but with a similar severity to that of Russia before the invasion of Ukraine.”
In this sense, Europe is negotiating on the ‘Net Zero Emissions Directive’, which aims to cover the following. 40% social consumption own production. In the agreement reached by the European Council, it was decided to determine the terms – before tripartite negotiations with the Parliament and the Commission. public procurement They don’t just focus on the subject. not the price of the offer, but also its qualityfeatures included social, environmental and innovative.
The intercountry pact also establishes the possibility for member states to reach an agreement. Criteria other than price inside renewable energy tenders; restrictive this measure is one annual percentage between 20% of auction volume. Spain went a step further by including this measure in its eighth ‘anti-crisis’ decree. Maximum 30% weighting energy tenders, for the purpose of Try to increase European production relative to imports from third countries.