Overview

• Euskadi aims to triple its renewable self-consumption capacity from 150 MW to 450 MW within four years, as part of the Deskarboniza plan presented by Industry Minister Mikel Jauregi.
• Lehendakari Imanol Pradales has formally requested Redeia to include a 6,000 MW transmission capacity upgrade for Euskadi in Spain's next national electricity plan, which must be approved this year.
• The Basque government emphasizes that these upgrades are critical to meeting industrial energy demands and advancing regional energy transition goals.
• Spain's broader five-year grid modernization plan highlights the need for urgent distribution-level improvements, with over 70% of the energy transition relying on such upgrades.
• The announcement comes against the backdrop of recent national investigations into grid failures and growing tensions between regional and central governments over energy priorities.