Spain publishes regulatory framework for clean energy manufacturing support scheme

By Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
July 31, 2024
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The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has published the regulatory basis for the €750 million (US$812 million) incentive scheme for renewables and energy storage manufacturing.

The funds will be provided through Spain’s recovery and resilience plan (PRTR) and aim to incentivise the manufacturing of equipment and components for solar panels, batteries and electrolysers, among other technologies.

The Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving (IDAE in Spanish) will be in charge of the programme, with the auction starting soon, although a concrete date has not been disclosed yet.

Solar PV and battery energy storage systems are among the technologies included in the scheme. In the case of solar PV it will be for the manufacturing and assembly of solar panels, while for BESS it will be for the manufacturing and assembly of batteries, battery cells and battery packs. Batteries aimed primarily for electric vehicles are not included in the scheme.

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The scheme was announced earlier this year with a public consultation. At the time, MITECO announced that future rounds could add other aspects of the supply chain.

The maximum amount a project can receive will be dependent on the location of the plant based on the article 107, part 3 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) with a maximum of €150 million – 15% of the project’s cost – for projects in general. 

The guidance about the scheme can be accessed here (in Spanish). The regulatory basis will be implemented once in force and until the end of 2025.

The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which came into force on 29 June 2024, includes a provision which requires the European member states to build an annual manufacturing capacity of net zero products that meets at least 40% of the 27 members’ annual deployment needs by 2030.

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