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How will the European Commission support large-scale energy storage in Spain?

The European Commission on Monday approved a new aid scheme for the deployment of large-scale electricity storage in Spain. Subsidies will be available for standalone energy storage sites, projects installed alongside renewable energy facilities, and storage planned as part of thermal power plants.

Does Spain support energy storage?

Spain already backs energy storage with more than €600 million of NextGenEU funding which was allocated as part of Spain’s, post-Covid Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan. From pv magazine España.

Can Spain deploy large-scale energy storage with co-financing of 85%?

The European Commission on Monday greenlit a new aid scheme to enable Spain to deploy large-scale energy storage with co-financing of up to 85%. The European Commission on Monday approved a new aid scheme for the deployment of large-scale electricity storage in Spain.

How many energy storage projects will be financed by MITECO?

MITECO anticipates 80 to 120 energy storage projects will be financed by the scheme before 2030 and will have a total project capacity of 2.5 GW to 3.5 GW. A public consultation exercise about the proposed funding program opened on Monday and will close on Friday.