Satrebares 125 MW wind farm dismissed and proceedings archived

The General Directorate of Energy Policy and Mines has dismissed the request from Maracaibo Solar, S.L. for the prior administrative authorization of the Satrebares wind farm, with an installed capacity of 125 MW, and its evacuation infrastructure, agreeing to the archiving of file SGIISE/PEol-910. The resolution, signed in Madrid on June 19, 2026, by the general director Manuel García Hernández, is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of A Coruña number 168, dated September 3, 2026 (announcement 2026/5690).

The decision is based on the unfavorable environmental impact statement issued by the General Directorate of Environmental Quality and Assessment on March 31, 2026, as potential negative impacts on the environment were identified for which the proposed measures did not guarantee adequate prevention, correction, or compensation. The aforementioned statement was published in the Official State Gazette number 90, dated April 13, 2026 (reference BOE-A-2026-8204).

The project and its processing

Maracaibo Solar, S.L. submitted the request for prior administrative authorization on June 23, 2023, updated on May 30, 2024. In addition to the wind turbines, the project included extensive evacuation infrastructure:

• Internal lines at 30 kV and substation SE Satrebares 1 30/220 kV.
• Overhead-underground high-voltage line at 220 kV SE Satrebares 1 – SE Satrebares 2.
• Substation SE Satrebares 2 30/220 kV and overhead line at 220 kV SE Satrebares 2 – SE Promotores Seselle.
• Compensating substation SEC Satrebares 220 kV and overhead junction line at 220 kV up to the connection with the ABEGONDO 220 kV (REE) substation.

The installation affected several municipalities in the two provinces: Monfero and Aranga, in A Coruña, and Guitiriz, Curtis, Oza Cesuras, and Abegondo, in Lugo.

Environmental assessment and expiration of permits

The file was referred to the Sub-directorate General of Environmental Assessment on September 5, 2025, to initiate the ordinary environmental impact assessment, in accordance with Law 21/2013, of December 9. The determining nature of the environmental impact statement, supported by the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court (judgment 962/2022, of July 11), bound the resolving body.

Furthermore, on December 19, 2025, Red Eléctrica de España, S.A.U. communicated the expiration of the access and connection permits granted under Royal Decree-law 23/2020, of June 23, which requires a favorable environmental impact statement within a period of 31 months and prior authorization within 34 months from obtaining the permits.

Hearing and appeals

Following the publication of the unfavorable declaration, the promoter was notified of two hearing procedures, on January 30 and April 15, 2026, without Maracaibo Solar, S.L. responding within the period of fifteen business days. Against the resolution, which does not end the administrative route, an appeal for reversal (recurso de alzada) may be filed before the Secretary of State for Energy within one month from its publication in the Official State Gazette.

The dismissal of the Satrebares park represents a new setback for the Galician wind sector and a victory for the neighborhood and environmental groups of the affected municipalities, who demanded the protection of the territory against large renewable installations. The resolution further confirms the decisive weight of the environmental assessment in energy authorization procedures, in a context of increasing conflict between the deployment of renewables and the preservation of the rural environment.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of A Coruña, number 168, September 3, 2026, Central Administration, pp. 1-5 (official reference: announcement 2026/5690).