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ARTICLE · 22 OCTOBER 2018

New Regulatory Requirements On Grid Connection Points May Raise Investment Opportunities

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The Government has recently approved Royal Decree-Law 15/2018 ("RDL 15/2018") which, among other important provisions for the electric sector ...

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The Government has recently approved Royal Decree-Law 15/2018 ("RDL 15/2018") which, among other important provisions for the electric sector, is intended to finish with the shortfall in available connection capacity as a consequence of numerous developers having locked connection points all over the distribution and transmission grids, and thus increasing the selling price for greenfield projects.

New and tougher requirements are then imposed by the RDL 15/2018 for securing a connection point1.This may involve several consequences for investors and developers, as well as for the greenfield projects market itself:

Greenfield projects which have not obtained connection permits will require stronger financial backup to be developed:

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