en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (Miteco) has initiated a prior public consultation to amend Order TED/1182/2021, specifying the rules for handling all or part of the capacity released following changes to winning projects in the transmission access capacity auction held for the just transition node Mudéjar 400 kV (Mudéjar 400 kV) for renewable energy facilities.
The current order allocated 1,202 MW of transmission grid access capacity to the node affected by the closure of the Teruel thermal power plant (located in Andorra, Teruel province) through a single public tender, with the territorial scope corresponding to the Just Transition Agreement for Aragon. The tender was awarded on November 21, 2022, via Order TED/1146/2022. This amendment aims to incorporate specific regulatory provisions to address situations where initial access capacity may become available again due to changes in awarded projects covered under Article 23 of the order. Although the current text addresses changes arising from unforeseen circumstances and administrative resolutions, it does not fully anticipate all scenarios of capacity release.
The measure seeks to enhance procedural clarity and predictability, and to orderly manage the capacity that ultimately becomes available, falling within the scope of the just transition objectives that prompted the tender, which aims to link renewable energy deployment with the environmental, social, and economic benefits for areas affected by the closure of thermal power plants. The just transition strategy strives to maximize the positive impact of the energy transition on activity and employment, while mitigating the negative effects on regions impacted by the closure of coal or nuclear power plants. In this context, Royal Decree 17/2019 introduced an authorization in the Electricity Sector Act 24/2013, allowing for the establishment of capacity allocation procedures for such nodes affected by closures, incorporating technical, economic, environmental, and social criteria.
This prior public consultation aims to gather opinions from individuals, entities, and organizations before drafting the amending ministerial order. One of the proposed alternatives includes offering the released capacity to operators who were admitted to the tender but did not win, according to the ranking established in the completed evaluation. Miteco is also seeking input on other mechanisms that could be used to allocate the access capacity released due to changes in awarded projects under Article 23, noting that these solutions should maintain the just transition objectives for the affected areas.
The procedure will be processed under an urgent procedure. Project development related to Order TED/1182/2021 has already revealed instances of capacity release, and current regulations do not specify its destination. Miteco considers it necessary to avoid such capacity being left idle in a competitive process. The deadline for submitting documents is June 17, 2026. The shortened period is justified by the need to publish the amendment in the Official State Gazette as soon as possible after completing all steps of the regulatory procedure. Submissions must be sent exclusively via the designated online form.
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