Focus on Spain Property Immigration and Life in Spain: It is well known that Europe is the region with the most widespread application of clean energy. Although Spain has implemented policies to reduce wind power subsidies, it has now become a major source of energy in Spain.
On February 13, 2013, the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) and eight other local wind energy associations held a press conference to publicly oppose the new energy bill proposed by the Spanish government. The wind energy association believes that the new energy bill will raise the electricity generation tax rate to 7% and reduce the time for wind power to receive subsidies when entering the grid, which will reduce the income of wind power companies by 35%. This means that in 2013, income will decrease by approximately 600 million euros, and by 2020, the total income of the wind power industry will decrease by nearly 6 billion euros.
Since 2008, the Spanish wind power industry has lost 15,000 jobs. If the new energy law is formally passed in parliament, nearly another 15,000 jobs will be cut in the coming months.
The reduction of wind power subsidies has not hindered the expansion of wind power business.
Spain is one of the fastest-growing countries in wind power development in the world. To promote the large-scale development of wind power and ensure the safe and stable operation of the power grid, Spain has taken a series of measures in recent years in areas such as wind power planning, optimization of power source structure, grid construction, application of new technologies, and scheduling management. While the proportion of wind power continues to increase, major grid accidents have been avoided, and the reliability of the grid has remained at a high level. In promoting the large-scale development of wind power, the safe and stable operation of the grid has been ensured.
Among them, Spain's wind power development plan has clear goals and has been strictly implemented. In 2005, the Spanish government approved the "Renewable Energy Plan," setting the wind power development target for 2010 at an installed capacity of 20,160 megawatts and a generation of 45.5 billion kilowatt-hours. According to the wind power commissioning schedule published in November 2009, the newly installed wind power capacity from 2010 to 2013 was 1.7 million kilowatts each year. The actual situation is very close to the planned target.
Recent reports indicate that this year, the Spanish government has vigorously developed renewable energy construction. Renewable energy can now meet 42.4% of Spain's domestic electricity demand, an increase of 10.5% year-on-year. In 2013, wind power became the main source of electricity in Spain for the first time, meeting 21.1% of the national electricity needs.
