ABC of Spain 2 / Two workers gathered yesterday symbolic high voltage wire under the watchful gaze of Mariano Rajoy and the French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, in an open tunnel Montesquieu-des-Albères, in the French eastern Pyrenees. At that time, the tunnel was filled with futuristic lights and all welcomed. He had just inaugurated a “historical” work, a “technological feat,” one of the most important projects in the world in this sector, as emphasized later. The electrical interconnection between Spain and France on the eastern Pyrenees is double the total capacity between the two countries, with a length of 64.5 kilometers and an investment of 700 million euros, of which 225 are an EU grant.
The work is of great interest to the European Union, and there was the Commissioner for Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete, to witness it. The aim is to achieve a 10% interconnection capacity between Spain and France, a nd although is still far from achieving, yesterday is a big step because it duplicates what had until then: you go from 1.4% to 2.8% in interconnection capacity installed, according to official government data. Here we explain the keys and what lies behind the agreement:
– Double the capacity with neighboring
The current capacity of electricity interconnection between Spain and France is only 1,400 megawatts, a figure that will double with the new line. It represents 6% of total capacity, where the aim of the EU is to be 10% in 2020
-. Increased competition, lower prices
This interface will allow our country to export and import more electricity, so there will be increased competition with the entry of new players in the sector. This would lower prices for domestic consumers and industries
-. Energy Island, but less
The Peninsula is and remains a medium-term energy island, although this project is a decisive step towards European energy union. In addition, studies have begun for another electrical interconnection with France under the Cantabrian Sea
-. The natural gas, the unfinished business
The gas interconnections are key to the EU, has been shown with the Ukrainian conflict. However, they are much slower than electric. Thus, Spain waiting for several years that France connect their tubes to Spain Catalonia
-. Arias Cañete, an opportunity for Spain
Our country must build on the work of Arias Cañete as Commissioner for Climate and Energy and its firm commitment to energy interconnections and the Juncker plan envisaging 300,000 million to key sectors such as energy.
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