Energy

The Catalan businessman now turning his Pyrenean village into a 100% sustainable municipality

Entrepreneur Joan Planes is now working so that the town of Estamariu can be fully powered by solar energy and biogas

Spanish cabinet designates area off the Costa Brava as a priority for offshore wind power

New maritime plans approved by Spanish cabinet define priority offshore wind power areas, including Catalonia's Gulf of Roses

Spain, the country that bought most LNG from Russia in July and August

Spain was the country in the world that bought most liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia in the months of July and August

Pedro Sánchez parks energy issue to attack PP's Feijóo in Spanish Senate face-off

Spanish PM disdains proposals of opposition leader and advises that this winter "there will be no drastic measures"

Macron buries Midcat pipeline project after speaking to Scholz: "It's not needed"

Emmanuel Macron claims that the gas pipeline that would connect Spain with France through the Catalan Pyrenees is unnecessary

France discards Midcat gas pipeline: "It would take years and billions of euros"

Joint call by Germany and Spain has not budged the French authorities from their rejection of a new gas link to their south

Macron will think again about Midcat gas pipeline after Germany-Spain alliance

French economy minister states that France will always consider proposals made by "friendly" countries

Puigdemont criticises "shameful support" for dubious details of Spanish energy decree

The Socialists were heavily criticised for including unrelated measures in the energy decree, passed by Congress today

Brussels steps into Midcat gas pipeline conflict, offering funding if France agrees

France is cool on pipeline through Catalonia that would improve EU links to Algerian natural gas and Spanish LNG terminals

France rejects Midcat pipeline project to bring more African gas to Northern Europe

French doubts over construction speed, cost and climate change compatibility prompt a Plan B: floating methane terminals

European Commission supports Germany and says Midcat gas pipeline is a priority

The EC had already urged more connections between the Spanish state and the rest of Europe as the crisis with Russia began

Niño Becerra's harsh prediction on Spain's energy saving measures

The economist explains his experience in a Spanish restaurant in the height of the August heat

Scholz urges completion of Catalonia-France gas pipeline, "enormously" strategic

Germany, concerned about dependence on Russian gas, calls for extension of pipeline that ends in Catalan town of Hostalric

No delays, no changes: Spain's energy savings measures start on Wednesday

Air conditioning limits and other measures will apply from Wednesday, August 10th, in spite of Catalonia's request to delay

Spanish government corrects: air-con at 25 C is acceptable in bars and restaurants

Minister clarifies that temperature limits in Spanish energy measures will be "flexible" depending on business activities

All of the energy-saving measures decreed by the Spanish government

The minimum air-con temperature of 27 C is just one of a series of measures decreed in Spain to reduce energy consumption

Algeria suspends friendship treaty in response to Spain's policy U-turn on Sahara

Algeria strikes back against Spain's "unjustifiable" support for Moroccan autonomy plan which effectively absorbs Sahara

Brussels rejects Spanish plan to limit gas price to 30 euros: "Unfair competition"

The EU has raised the gas price maximum for Spain and Portugal to 50 euros/MWh, according to 'El Independiente'

Algeria, major exporter of gas to Spain, announces a review of all contracts

A reversal for Pedro Sánchez's foreign policy moves in the Maghreb, which could exacerbate rising energy prices

Across-the-board price rises propel Spanish inflation to 9.8%, highest since 1985

Electricity, fuel and food price hikes are key components as Spain's consumer price index hits a 37-year record

Spanish PM's boil-over interrupts European Council energy meeting: "I need some air"

After Sánchez's call for EU-wide price controls was refused, leaders did approve an "energy island" for Spain and Portugal

"A strategic issue": Catalan president defends MidCat gas pipeline on Germany visit

Pere Aragonès begins two-day trip to Germany, meeting with the president of Baden-Württemberg

Energy crisis sends Spanish inflation rate to a 35-year high (7.6%)

Electricity, petroleum and hospitality sector price rises have sent Spain's consumer price index to a generational high

Pere Duran Farell, the Catalan who enabled Spain to avoid depending on Russian gas

Catalan businessman Pere Duran i Farell brought natural gas from Algeria to Spain

International media warn that North African dispute could leave Spain without gas

The decades ahead: Catalan government presents its new energy transition roadmap

German warning to Spain: gas could get scarce