Por segundo año consecutivo, y tras el éxito de la primera edición, Columbus y UNEF (Unión Española Fotovoltaica) lanzan de nuevo el “Curso Básico de Project Finance”. El Curso se impartirá en cuatro sesiones, del 27 al 30 de abril, y está específicamente orientado a profesionales del sector fotovoltaico con perfil no financiero, que necesiten […]
AECOM y COLUMBUS RENOVABLES (filial de COLUMBUS INFRAESTRUCTURAS) han llegado a un acuerdo de colaboración para ayudar a inversores, entidades financieras y sponsors en la consecución de sus objetivos de responsabilidad social corporativa, inversión responsable y sostenibilidad. Ello nos posibilita asesorar y ofrecer un servicio integral a nuestros Clientes durante las fases de desarrollo y […]
The Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge Minister, Teresa Ribera, announced last week that the Government plans to launch new auctions during 2021, given the successful 3.04 GW allocated in the first auction, held last January. The Government is willing to allocate a minimum of circa 20GW through the new renewables auctions regulatory framework until 2025, […]
SolarPower Europe´s EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2020-2024 Report highlights that Spain is moving forward but still has to overcome some challenges in order to optimize performance and reinforce the role of the industrial PV sector. Despite the severe conditions related of COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been overall a good year and Spain is […]
The Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) launched on December 15th the National Fund for the Sustainability of the Electrical System (Fondo Nacional para la Sostenibilidad del Sistema Eléctrico, FNSEE), the cornerstone of the new financing mechanism for the electric power system´s regulated cost. The FNSEE main target is to finance […]
The first auction of renewables since 2017 will take place very soon. January 26th, 2021 is the key date. In total, Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) will tender 1GW of wind (onshore), 1GW of solar PV and a further 1GW technologically neutral (an overall maximum of 3.18GW contingent on the […]
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved yesterday the legal framework (Royal Decree 960/2020) that will regulate the new renewable energy generation economical regime (Régimen Económico de Energías Renovables, REER) as well as the imminent renewable energy auctions. The new legal regime sets a new framework for future renewable installations which would be developed through competitive […]
The energy transition has already begun and is adopting an increasingly accelerated dynamic. Therefore, in order to undertake it with the speed needed to minimize the impact of society on the planet, it is necessary to develop, align, and regulate the different players in the sector. Through the Royal Decree-Law 23/2020, approved on June 23rd, […]
The Spanish Government is working in a new Road Plan under the PPP regime, the PEC (Plan Especial de Carreteras), which would be launched very soon as part of the post-COVID reconstruction package. The PEC concessions would be availability payment based and 25 years concession periods. All the expropriation risks would be borne by the […]
On June 23rd, 2020 the Spanish government approved the RDL 23/2020, which included new regulations for the energy sector in order to reactivate the economy, in the aftermath of the national lockdowns. This regulation aims to accelerate the decarbonization process of the Spanish electric sector in order to dynamize the energy industry, support investment in […]