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

A briefing by Global Energy Monitor detailing Spain's current standing as a European leader in commercial-scale solar energy and the challenges it faces in meeting its 2030 renewable energy targets for wind and solar power.

• Spain is the European leader in commercial-scale solar energy, possessing more operational capacity (29.5 GW), capacity under construction (7.8 GW), and early-stage development capacity (106.1 GW) than the next three European countries combined.
• To meet its 2030 targets of 62 GW for wind and 81 GW for solar, Spain must overcome several obstacles, including permitting bottlenecks, slow growth in rooftop solar, and infrastructure limitations that hinder demand.
• Spain's small-scale solar sector (under 1 MW) has lagged behind other European nations, partly due to the 'sun tax' active between 2013 and 2018. Only 5% of Spain's solar capacity comes from small-scale and residential rooftop installations, compared to 62% across Europe.
• While Spain has 29.5 GW of operational wind power and 1.7 GW under construction, it must significantly increase its deployment rate to reach its 62 GW target by 2030. This would require commissioning 77% of the 40 GW of commercial wind projects currently announced or in pre-construction and nearly quintupling the annual installation rate seen between 2019 and 2023 (approximately 1 GW per year).
• Over 90% of Spain's potential commercial renewable projects have not yet reached the construction phase. Progress is hindered by environmental impact concerns—particularly in Galicia, Aragón, and Cataluña—overlapping project proposals for the same land, and a permitting process that can take up to five years.

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} }