The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), through the Institute for a Just Transition (ITJ), has published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) the procedure for granting 935 MW of electricity grid access capacity to new renewable and energy storage projects at the Mudéjar 400 kV just transition node in Teruel.

The capacity became available after 265 MW was awarded to Enel Green Power, the winner of the just transition competition held earlier. Interested parties may submit applications from 14 December.

First-Come, First-Served Allocation Model

The procedure establishes a system of simple competition, with capacity awarded in chronological order of receipt of applications. Each application will be resolved individually as it arrives, a mechanism designed by the ITJ to achieve rapid allocation and to prioritise the most mature projects.

According to MITECO, this design reflects contributions received during public consultations, in which interested parties generally favored opening a new application window with maximum speed in the selection process.

The ministry stated that the procedure will unlock the most mature projects that are in a position to present a comprehensive proposal in the short term, while other initiatives requiring more preparation may join later, regardless of whether they participated in the previous competition. The awarding of capacity is conditioned on the acceptance of socioeconomic commitments benefiting the territory.

Strategic Facility Status and Expedited Processing

The rapid allocation mechanism is complemented by an administrative measure adopted on 28 July, when the Council of Ministers declared the winning projects of procedures in just transition nodes to be "strategic energy installations."

As a result of this designation, the projects will be processed under the urgency procedure, which reduces administrative deadlines by half, and will receive priority attention from the administrations involved in the processes necessary for their commissioning.

Socioeconomic Commitments Required from Developers

Applicants must commit to generating benefits for the territory and contributing to local development through a socioeconomic plan ensuring an additional positive impact.

For every MW requested, developers must commit to at least one full-time-equivalent annualised job, one person trained with a minimum of 60 hours, 2 kW of self-consumption for users in the area, and USD 11,100.00 of investment in the value chain of Teruel. These commitments must be backed by a specific guarantee of USD 88.80 per kW installed.

Fulfilling a Commitment Made to Local Stakeholders

With the publication of the procedure, MITECO is fulfilling its commitment to publish the new scheme in the BOE before the end of the year, as communicated at a joint working meeting held on 1 October between the ITJ, the regional administration, municipal councils and social stakeholders. The ministry noted that this procedure joins other reactivation measures already advanced by the ITJ at that meeting.

The working group is scheduled to meet again in the coming months to jointly monitor the support measures for the area, both those of the General State Administration and those within the competence of the regional government, including the execution of the European Just Transition Fund.

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