ATE warns of the need for investments in power grids to achieve the 2030 target

The Association for Energy Transition (ATE) has warned that the target of 81% renewable electricity by 2030 will be “unattainable without investments in power grids under stable regulation”
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. In a document, the non-profit organization defends “the absolute need for the energy transition to be more than just a plan”, stressing as “essential” to have a robust electricity grid that allows renewable electricity to reach all consumption points that want to electrify. In this regard, the ATE states that without electricity grids “it is not possible to achieve the country’s objective of decarbonization and reindustrialization”, for which it will be necessary to anticipate the investments that the electricity system will need, instead of attending to each request individually. The report also calls for recognition of a much “more ambitious” investment in networks, double the current figures, and to eliminate the legal limit on investments in electricity networks “with the aim of strengthening, modernizing and expanding their connections”. In addition, ATE sees the need to establish a “simpler, more stable and predictable remuneration framework aligned with best practices and adapted to the new challenges and roles offered by the energy transition that will have a positive impact on the Spanish economy and the rest of the sectors”.
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ATE has stressed the importance of a robust grid and stable regulation to achieve the 2030 renewable electricity target. The organization has called for more ambitious grid investment and a simpler, more stable and more predictable remuneration framework
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. ATE has stressed that the energy transition must be more than just a plan, and that it is essential to have a robust electricity grid that allows renewable electricity to reach all consumption points that want to electrify. The organization has stated that without electricity grids “it is not possible to achieve the country’s objective of decarbonization and reindustrialization”, for which it will be necessary to anticipate the investments that the electricity system will need, instead of attending to each request individually.

The ATE has asked to recognize a much “more ambitious” investment in networks, doubling the current figures, and to eliminate the legal limit on investments in electricity networks “with the aim of strengthening, modernizing and expanding their connections”. In addition, the organization has seen the need to establish a “simpler, more stable and predictable remuneration framework aligned with best practices and adapted to the new challenges and roles offered by the energy transition that will have a positive impact on the Spanish economy and the rest of the sectors”.
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. The ATE has recommended the review of grid development plans every two years and has warned that the current plan (2021-2026), currently under review, has the opportunity to include all those actions necessary to respond to the current decarbonized energy demand, both in the transmission grid and in the distribution grid.

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