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Electrification on paper, bottleneck in the grid: the double standard of renewable electrification
The future may be plugged in—but only if we first make it connectable. According to IRENA, by 2050 more than half of global energy consumption will need to be electric, and almost all of that electric [...]
The ostrich strategy will not solve our problems: letter to Beatriz Corredor
Claiming that “there is no industry that has been unable to connect due to a lack of Red Eléctrica infrastructure” is inaccurate. In five months, Andalusia has lost 921 MW of available electrical capa [...]
The water–industry–energy trilemma
The energy transition has been built on gigawatts and gigatonnes of CO₂. It is time to add a third metric: “gigalitres” of water. According to the UN World Water Development Report by UNESCO, 49% of w [...]
Bread for today, hunger for tomorrow: Next Generation funds and the silent debt to competitiveness
Spain allocated more than €10.2 billion from the Next Generation EU funds to current expenditure. Are European funds being used to transform our productive fabric, or are we facing a case of bread for [...]
Electric Grid Access Is Capping Asturias’ Industrial Potential
Strategic investments in the region are hanging in the balance not because of a lack of capital or business ambition, but because the electrical infrastructure is unable to absorb demand. “There are i [...]
Europe aims to promote standardised solutions for sustainable industrial management
The European Commission has launched the call for proposals LIFE-2026-CET INDUSTRY, which seeks to create synergies between companies involved in the same processes. Europe seems to have understood th [...]

The cable that plugs into Zalia: why substations shape the industrial map
The story of the Zalia substation perfectly illustrates the mismatch that often exists between urban planning and the reality of energy supply. The real key to 21st-century economic development does not travel on wheels or rails: it travels as electrons through electrical distribution substations. You can do everything right—land, incentives, investment attraction—and still lose the project if the grid does not keep up. In October 2025, 26% of As [...]
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