Renewable energy
The Government has authorized the construction of a 10,500 solar park in Ayala
Ayala City Council does not agree with the construction of this park, which provides for the installation of 10,500 modules and an underground evacuation line.
Aitor Urresti: "Transport The sector is ahead of industry in energy consumption in the CSC and in first place. it's already there. "
Although energy consumption in the Basque Country has fallen by 8.6% over the past two decades, Aitor Urresti, a doctor in Thermal Energy and professor at the UPV-EHU, has explained that this decline has been caused by the outsourcing of energy industrial processes and the change in production model, as well as the increase in consumption in the transport sector, which has increased the size of vehicles and the so-called "bouncing effect".
The ACV consumes less energy than it did two decades ago, but is increasingly dependent on oil
Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa consume less energy than they did 20 years ago. The decline in industrial consumption and the increase in transport have transformed the energy distribution and continues to depend on fossil fuels.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a "very serious" penalty file for Iberdrola for last year's blackout
It will be investigated whether the company reduced production or supply "without authorization" and "breached the duty of availability" on the day of the blackout.
Euskadi will boost a renewable fuel hub with 250 million euros and 1,200 jobs in three years
It is one of the transformative projects of the Industrial Plan and will be led by Petronor, which will bring together a total of 51 companies, 23 of them small and medium-sized enterprises.
Spanish air industry employers say fuel supply is guaranteed for the summer
Spanish airlines are expected to increase passengers by 5.7% this summer compared to last year, with a projected turnover of EUR 260 million.
The government will double renewable electricity generation by 2030, with public-private investment of $80 million
In addition, the Government has designed a document called 'Priority Areas of Action' for the "realistic and rational" deployment of wind and photovoltaic farms, with a total of 11 'large' solar and wind power plants planned by 2030.
Two solar parks have been projected in Vitoria and Arratzua-Ubarrundia with 23,000 panels
The Official Gazette of the Basque Country published this resolution on Monday for the two projects of 5 MWn planned by the Society of Photovoltaic Exploitation Iota.
Iberdrola has made record profits of 6,285 million by 2025, driven by investments of 14,460 million
The gross operating result reported (Ebitda) amounted to 16,592.4 million euros, 1.5% lower than the previous year. Excluding the surplus-value for the sale of smart counters in the United Kingdom and the recognition of business in Mexico in 2024 and the costs incurred in the United States, the adjusted Ebitda in 2025 reached 15,684.4 million euros, 3.1% higher than in 2024, thanks to good activity in the network business.
They report that the Solaria Zierbena project could cause "irreparable damage" in Álava
Representatives of affected municipalities, social partners, trade unions and local authorities protested this Saturday in Vitoria-Gasteiz to "strongly reject the photovoltaic macroproject" Zierbena Solar, promoted by the company Solaria, according to the Araba Bizirik platform.
Navarra has activated 4.7 million to accelerate the use of electric cars
The new 'Lightning Auto' plan strengthens aid of up to EUR 5 500 per vehicle and direct aid to infrastructure.
The Basque Government authorizes a solar park in Zalduondo with almost 5,500 panels
According to the resolution published in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country, Perfect Business Location will now have three years to apply for final administrative authorization for the construction of the Katarri solar park.
Trump administration cancels five offshore wind projects, including Iberdrola's first major facility in the US
The Executive has made this decision because of "the national security risks identified by the Department of War." "The main duty of the United States Government is to protect Americans," they argue.
They denounce "energy speculation" behind the Oteiza substation
The popular platform Tierra Estella No se Vende has ensured that the infrastructure "does not meet the energy needs of the region" and has called for justification of the reasons for the jump from 66 kV to 220 kV.
The Amurrio Mountain Wind Farm project has been modified from 7 to 4 wind turbines
The new project envisages installing four 110 metres high and 7.8 MW of unit power windmills (previously 7), as well as an anemometric tower of 99.5 metres. Although generators would be installed in Amurrio, the evacuation line would also affect the municipality of Ayala. With these changes the total power would rise to 31.2 MW and the investment would fall to 24.8 million.
European leaders advocate multilateralism in COP30: "The impact of our decisions will be felt around the world."
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has accused the big banks of subsidizing the oil sector and the war in Ukraine of encouraging the exploitation of fossil fuels.
Mikel Jauregi: "We will lose our dependence on green hydrogen"
The Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability has stated in "Egun on Euskadi" that "our dependence on Russia is over, but we are now creating dependence on North America."
The hydrogen corridor in the Basque Country envisages 163 kilometres of pipeline running through 50 municipalities
The Basque Country network will be divided into two parts. According to the project designed by Enagás, the works will begin in 2028 and end in 2030 and will require an investment of EUR 400 million.
The Itsaraz wind farm project "did not meet the necessary environmental conditions," according to Asensio
The final decision of the Spanish Government to reject once and for all the project that the Norwegian company Statkraft planned to build in Aramaio and Eskoriatza is "in line" with the criterion of the Basque Government, according to the Deputy General and Deputy of Sustainability of Gipuzkoa .
Iberdrola has earned 5,307 million euros until September, 3% less than last year for previous surplus-value
In the first nine months of the year, investment has increased by 4%, to 8,964 million euros, of which more than 60% have been made in the United Kingdom and the United States, 55% of which have been earmarked for the network business. Iberdrola will propose a "record" dividend of at least 0.25 euros per share, 8.2% more than in the first nine months of 2024.