Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana · 04 Sep 2026 · 2 vistas
Permits expire for two solar plants in Cabanes
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The Directorate General of Energy and Mines of the Generalitat Valenciana has declared the supervening loss of purpose for the applications for prior administrative and construction authorization for the photovoltaic plants FV Vilafamés 2 and FV Vilafamés 3, each with an installed capacity of 47.125 MW, located in the municipality of Cabanes (Castellón). The decision, adopted through two resolutions dated July 17, 2026, is published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana) number 10444, dated September 4, 2026, in section III of administrative acts.
The reason is the automatic expiration of the access and connection permits to the transmission grid, as the obtaining of a favorable environmental impact statement was not proven in a timely and proper manner within the thirty-one month period established by Royal Decree-Law 23/2020, of June 23.
Two files, two promoters
The resolutions affect two different commercial entities, each holding one of the plants:
- FV Vilafamés 2, promoted by 31 Instalación Solar Mazarrón, SL, file ATALFE/2021/89 (reference DOGV-C-2026-27822).
- FV Vilafamés 3, promoted by 40 Instalación Solar, SL, file ATALFE/2021/90 (reference DOGV-C-2026-27821).
Both applications were submitted on October 17, 2021, to the Territorial Service of Industry, Energy and Mines of Castellón, which initiated the files the following day. The promoters held access and connection permits to the transmission grid dated June 21, 2021.
The expiration of access permits
The transmission system operator, Red Eléctrica de España, SAU, notified the Directorate General of Energy and Mines, via letters dated March 22, 2024, of the automatic expiration of the permits due to the failure to prove the second administrative milestone of Royal Decree-Law 23/2020. The promoters did not prove the obtaining of a favorable environmental impact statement within the thirty-one months calculated from the granting of the permit.
The promoters raised an access conflict before the National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC), which was dismissed by a resolution dated May 29, 2024 (file CFT/DE/120/24). The expiration of the permits determines, by virtue of article 53.1.a) of Law 24/2013, of December 26, on the electricity sector, and article 36.2 of Royal Decree 413/2014, the supervening loss of purpose of the authorization procedure.
Impact on the implementation of renewables
The resolution is part of the integrated procedure regulated by Decree-Law 14/2020, of August 7, of the Consell, on measures to accelerate the implementation of renewable energy facilities, which requires developers to have obtained access and connection permits as a prior and indispensable requirement for authorization. The loss of these two plants, with a combined capacity of 94.25 MW, represents a setback for photovoltaic deployment in the province of Castellón and nullifies the economic guarantees associated with the processing of the files.
Source: Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana, no. 10444, September 4, 2026, section III, administrative acts (official references: DOGV-C-2026-27821 and DOGV-C-2026-27822).