Valle and the director general of Energy and Mines, Yolanda Vallés, learned this Thursday about the proposed development of the electricity transmission grid through 2030 at a meeting chaired by Secretary of State for Energy Joan Groizard at the headquarters of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition. After the meeting, the minister expressed doubts about the approval and implementation of the measures in the short term.
“Some 42% of what is included in the document was already in the current plan, and therefore there is little point in planning if it is not implemented,” Valle said. The regional official also questioned whether the proposal could be approved, as it must go before a Parliament that is currently dissolved, which, she warned, makes it highly unlikely to move forward. The minister attributed the situation to the more than one-year delay in approving the plan.
CALL TO HALT DATA CENTER REGULATION
During the meeting, Valle also called on the Ministry to freeze approval of the royal decree that will regulate data centers. The minister believes that legislation of such importance, which will shape the development in Spain of infrastructure linked to a sector that is critical to the economic future, requires more time for analysis and dialogue with companies, regions and institutions.
She argues that “such important regulation, which shapes the development in Spain of the infrastructure of a sector that is critical to our future, such as participation in the data economy, requires careful consideration” with the sector, regions and institutions, so that it results in “balanced legislation aligned with the regulations under discussion in Europe.”
INVESTMENT INCREASED TO 17 BILLION EUROS
The proposed development of the electricity transmission grid through 2030 was presented in October 2025 with an initial allocation of 13.6 billion euros. The Government of Aragon submitted 24 objections at the time, arguing that the document was “insufficient to guarantee Aragon’s economic development,” as it provided for an investment of 14 million euros in the distribution grid, an amount it described as far lower than that allocated to other regions.
After receiving more than 2,500 objections from across the country, the Ministry decided to increase the planned investment in the electricity grid to 17 billion euros and incorporate some of the proposals put forward by Aragon. Despite these changes, the regional government remains doubtful about the plan’s final approval and, especially, its implementation.
