With accent I San Agustín de Guadalix was where Iberdrola installed Spain’s first grid- connected photovoltaic plant, also in 1984. The solar farm had a rated capacity of 100 kilowatts. Today, Iberdrola has its Innovation and Training Campus in Guadalix. The Spanish renewable energy hub and 3,600 MW of wind energy capacity, distributed be- Alongside the impact in terms of energy independence and tween Spain, Mexico, Chile and Australia. greenhouse gas emission reductions, the development of At the end of the first half of 2025, Iberdrola had 4,372 a powerful renewable energy industry in Spain has also MW of installed renewable capacity, with operations across enabled the country to produce leaders in this field at the much of Europe and in countries including Australia, Brazil, international level. Mexico and the United States. In Repsol’s case, the company In wind power, for example, according to data from has 3,700 MW of renewable energy in operatin,minlyio a n Appa Renovables, Iberdrola is the company with the most Spain, the United States, and Chile, and a portfolio of pro- installed capacity in Spain, with 6,130 MW, followed by jects totalling 60,000 MW in various stages of development. Acciona, with 4,288 MW. Naturgy ranks fourth, with 2,710 Acciona, for its part, generated a total of 26,708 GWh MW, and Repsol seventh, with over 1,000 megawatts. in 2024 through its renewable energy facilities across five However, these companies’ activities have now extended continents, including the MacIntyre wind farm in Australia, beyond Spain’s borders, with projects practically all over one of the largest in the world. the world. In the case of Naturgy, the company ended 2024 In addition to electricity, the Spanish energy sector is with 1,415 MW of installed solar energy capacity, distrib- working alongside partners from other industries to tackle uted between Brazil, Chile, the United States and Spain, other major challenges linked to the sustainable transfor- 48