Environmental authorization for olive oil mill in Villanueva del Fresno

The General Directorate for Sustainable Management and Forestry Policy of the Regional Ministry of Industry, Energy, Science and Territory has granted the unified environmental authorization for the olive oil mill project with a wet fatty pomace reprocessing plant to be located in the municipality of Villanueva del Fresno (Badajoz). The decision was made public via a resolution dated August 19, 2026, signed in Mérida, and appears in the Official Gazette of Extremadura number 168, dated August 31, 2026, with reference 2026062205.

The publication responds to the provisions of article 16.10 of Law 16/2015, of April 23, on environmental protection of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, which requires the environmental body to publicize the resolution granting, denying, or modifying the unified environmental authorization in the official bulletin, without prejudice to other dissemination systems. This ensures the transparency of the procedure and citizen access to the full content of the file.

The authorized project

The authorization covers an agro-industrial facility dedicated to the production of olive oil, with a wet fatty pomace reprocessing plant, an activity relevant to the olive oil sector of the Badajoz region. The project falls under the unified environmental authorization regime, which integrates the various authorizations and environmental assessments required for the facility into a single act.

The full content of the unified environmental authorization can be consulted through the link provided by the Regional Government of Extremadura on its environmental portal, where the conditions and control measures imposed on the activity are listed.

Competent body and signature

The granting resolution, dated August 18, 2026, and its subsequent publication on August 19, 2026, correspond to the General Directorate for Sustainable Management and Forestry Policy, under the Regional Ministry of Industry, Energy, Science and Territory. The document is signed by the director general, Juan Eloy Rodríguez Ucedo.

• Issuing body: General Directorate for Sustainable Management and Forestry Policy.
• Regional Ministry: Industry, Energy, Science and Territory.
• Dates: granting resolution, August 18, 2026; publication, August 19, 2026.
• Location: Villanueva del Fresno (Badajoz).
• Official reference: 2026062205.

Regulatory framework

The action is based on Law 16/2015, of April 23, on environmental protection of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, which regulates the unified environmental authorization regime and the obligation to publicize resolutions in the Official Gazette of Extremadura. This framework seeks to make the development of agro-industrial activity compatible with environmental protection and the control of emissions and waste from the facility.

The authorization represents a significant step for the oil sector in the area, as it allows for the implementation of an infrastructure that combines oil production with the utilization of wet fatty pomace, a byproduct of high energetic and economic value. For the residents of Villanueva del Fresno and its surroundings, the news implies new possibilities for industrial activity and employment, always under the environmental conditions established by the Extremaduran administration.

Source: Official Gazette of Extremadura, number 168, August 31, 2026, section III (official reference: 2026062205).