The Spanish government has set a new PV target of 76GW by 2030 in an energy strategy submitted to the European Commission (EC). It aims to meet more than 80% of the country's electricity needs with renewable energy.

The Spanish Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree updating the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC 2023-30) in response to a proposal from the Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transformation (MITECO). The draft was subject to public consultation in mid-2023.

A focus of PNIEC 2023 is the promotion of renewable energy, energy storage and demand management to enhance their integration. By 2030, Spain is expected to install 76GW of PV, including 19GW for captive use. According to Spanish grid operator Red elsamtrica, the country had 22,454MW of PV capacity installed and connected to the grid as of early September.

The program's targets include 62GW of wind power, plus 3GW of offshore wind, as well as 1.4GW of biomass and 22.5GW of energy storage, which also includes a contribution from solar thermal.

In addition, the new strategy includes a target of 12 GW of electrolyzer capacity to produce green hydrogen. The target for final consumption of renewable energy has been increased to 48%, representing 81% of electricity generation, while the energy efficiency target has been increased to 43%.

Future Outlook

José María González Moya, Managing Director of APPA Renovables, said, “This goal is good news for the sector, provided there is a strategy to achieve it. Our country has renewable resources, which puts it in a good position to make the energy transition and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. But the reality is that if we want to achieve such an ambitious goal, we will have to come up with more concrete and attractive measures to utilize these energy sources.”

José Donoso, Director General of the Spanish Photovoltaic Association (unef), said that the challenge is challenging but necessary to achieve decarbonization and consolidate Spain's current competitive advantage. For the first time in its history, Spain is facing an industrial revolution with a competitive advantage in terms of electricity prices, since thanks to photovoltaics it can generate electricity at less than half the average European price.

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