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The fundamental objective of the new text is to increase the security, stability and resilience of the electricity grid in the face of episodes of high demand or unforeseen imbalances. Among the measures planned are:
- Limitation of the validity of permits for access and connection to the electricity grid to five years, with automatic expiry if they are not executed within the deadline or are not linked to a specific activity. This provision seeks to reduce speculative retention of capacity and prioritize projects with real energy demand.
- Transposition of European regulations on the repowering of electrical installations, with the aim of optimizing existing infrastructures and improving their operational efficiency.
- Establishment of mandatory deadlines for distribution companies' responses to new connection requests, a particularly relevant measure to accelerate the deployment of charging points for electric vehicles and other facilities associated with the energy transition.
Urgent processing will halve administrative deadlines, which will allow the measures with the greatest impact to come into force immediately, anticipating the coming season of high electricity demand.
Although this decree is aimed at improving the electrical infrastructure at the state level, its existence highlights a key element: the dependence of companies on the electrical grid and associated public policies. Situations such as the blackout of April 28 demonstrate the vulnerability of some productive activities and essential services to unforeseen disruptions.
In territories such as the province of Tarragona, characterized by a strong industrial, logistical and touristic weight, this dependence is especially critical. Given this context, increasing business energy autonomy through self-generation, storage and advanced consumption management becomes a strategy not only economic, but also of operational resilience.
The College Energy Transition Offices (OTEC) have a technical and support structure designed to help companies, administrations and entities implement projects that reduce their dependence on the conventional electricity system. This support is articulated through six main lines of action:
- Own renewable generation, especially from photovoltaic and thermal-electric technologies.
- Energy storage and management systems, which allow optimizing the use of own generation and reducing demand peaks.
- Electric mobility infrastructure, with charging points for fleets and personnel.
- Improving the energy efficiency of processes and facilities.
- Creation of local energy communities, facilitating shared production and consumption models.
- Advice on procedures and financing, guaranteeing agile execution that complies with the current regulatory framework.
Through these vectors of action, companies can move towards a more autonomous and resilient model, reducing exposure to external disruptions and ensuring energy management aligned with sustainability and competitiveness objectives.
The urgent processing of the new decree to reinforce the electricity system is a necessary response to strengthen the network and prepare it for the challenges of the energy transition. However, recent experience shows that resilience cannot depend solely on regulation or large infrastructures, but must be integrated into the strategy of companies themselves. In this sense, energy autonomy and advanced resource management become strategic factors, and OTECs are positioned as key allies to make this possible.