ES+ | No.3 | 2025/2026 Spain ranks seventh in the world in terms of installed capacity for both wind and solar photovoltaic energy Electricity Review, by the think tank Ember, also points outcording to data from the Association of Renewable Energy that Spain ranks seventh among world powers in both pho- Companies (Appa Renovables), the percentage of renew- tovoltaic solar energy production and electricity genera- able generation will be 59.1%, led by wind (24%), hydro tion through wind turbines. (17.5%) and photovoltaic (15%) generation. “Despite these These milestones, achieved after decades of investment, positive figures, electricity accounts for only a quarter of enable the exploitation of resources that are abundant in energy use, which significantly limits the potential of re- Spain, including wind and sun. According to data from the newables to make our energysystem and our economy European Commission, Spain has a proucton otential ofdi p more sustainable”, says the organisation, which is commit- 2,842 terawatt hours (TWh) in solar energy alone, which ted to an accelerated electrification programme through would cover the entire electricity demand of Europe. instruments such as electric vehicles, heat pumps in the The trend is for renewable energies to continue gain- residential and commercial sectors, and the electrification ing ground in electricity production: until May 2025, ac- of industrial processes. L L Antofagasta Phase 1 is currently Repsol's largest wind farm and one of the largest in Chile, with 364 MW installed. 47