Overview
- In a plan now out for public consultation, the energy ministry details three alternatives to move large renewable flows from Andalucía and Castilla-La Mancha toward Madrid, with specific corridors, substation sites and line upgrades.
- The Junta de Andalucía will file formal objections to bring forward a high‑voltage link for Northern Córdoba—Maguilla–Peñarroya–La Lancha—with new substations, which the draft places beyond 2030.
- Castilla-La Mancha’s government, through consejera Mercedes Gómez, said it will submit objections to secure full inclusion of regional transport and distribution needs, noting the draft partially meets its requests.
- The proposal cites Madrid’s grid loading at about 82% and warns that failure to integrate planned renewables by 2030 would force greater thermal generation and higher emissions.
- Named projects include the Manzanares–Manchega–Belinchón axis, multiple new substations (Montalbanejo, Barataria, Albaceteña, Casas) and conductor upgrades on key routes, with submissions due by December 16.