España mantiene el liderazgo en energía solar, pero necesita acelerar el ritmo para cumplir los objetivos de renovables para 2030

Spain is a European leader in commercial-scale solar energy, with the highest operational capacity (29.5 GW) and a massive pipeline of projects. However, to meet its 2030 targets of 81 GW of solar and 62 GW of wind, the country must overcome permitting bottlenecks, low adoption of small-scale rooftop solar, and infrastructure limitations. While solar targets are achievable given the current pipeline, wind energy requires a significant acceleration in deployment rates.

• Spain leads Europe in commercial-scale solar energy, possessing 29.5 GW of operational capacity, 7.8 GW under construction, and 106.1 GW in early development stages.
• Spain's 2030 targets include 81 GW of solar (57 GW commercial PV, 5 GW thermal solar, and 19 GW small-scale self-consumption) and 62 GW of wind (59 GW onshore and 3 GW offshore).
• Small-scale rooftop solar is significantly underdeveloped in Spain compared to the rest of Europe, with only 5% of Spain's solar capacity coming from small-scale and residential rooftop installations, versus 62% in Europe.
• Wind energy deployment must accelerate to meet 2030 goals; Spain needs to build 77% of its 40 GW of announced or pre-construction commercial wind projects and increase the annual installation rate nearly five-fold compared to the 1 GW added annually between 2019 and 2023.
• Several barriers hinder the transition, including permitting processes that can take up to five years, environmental and social opposition (particularly in Galicia, Aragón, and Cataluña), and inadequate infrastructure and low electricity demand.

APA

Global Energy Monitor (2024). España mantiene el liderazgo en energía solar, pero necesita acelerar el ritmo para cumplir los objetivos de renovables para 2030. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/ES-GEM-wind-solar-Spain-brief-June2024_11.pdf

Chicago

Global Energy Monitor. España mantiene el liderazgo en energía solar, pero necesita acelerar el ritmo para cumplir los objetivos de renovables para 2030. 2024. https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/ES-GEM-wind-solar-Spain-brief-June2024_11.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalenergymonitor2024espaa, author = {{Global Energy Monitor}}, title = {{España mantiene el liderazgo en energía solar, pero necesita acelerar el ritmo para cumplir los objetivos de renovables para 2030}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/ES-GEM-wind-solar-Spain-brief-June2024_11.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }