The Government calls for preliminary records to expropriate land for the Morata bypass

The Government Delegation in Madrid has called for the drawing up of records prior to the occupation of assets and rights affected by the “Bypass” project operable at the Morata 400 kV substation, in the municipality of Morata de Tajuña. The appearance will take place on November 3, 2026, at the premises of the Morata de Tajuña City Council. The announcement is published in the BOCM no. 238, of October 6, 2026, section II, page 122 (reference BOCM-20261006-34).

The file, identified as Lat 04-23, is part of the prior administrative and construction authorization granted to Red Eléctrica de España, S. A. U. by Resolution of March 4, 2025, from the General Directorate of Energy Policy and Mines, published on March 21, 2025, in the Official State Gazette no. 69. The Declaration of Public Utility was granted later, by Resolution of May 20, 2026, published on June 11, 2026, in the BOE no. 142.

Pursuant to Article 56 of Law 24/2013, of December 26, on the Electricity Sector and Article 140 et seq. of Royal Decree 1955/2000, of December 1, the declaration of public utility implies the necessity of occupying the assets and entails their urgent occupation, for the purposes of Article 52 of the Law of December 16, 1954, on Compulsory Expropriation. On September 17, 2026, Red Eléctrica de España, S. A. U., in its capacity as the beneficiary entity, requested the Government Delegation in Madrid to initiate the expropriation procedure. The announcement was signed in Madrid on September 24, 2026, by the Government Delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martín Aguirre.

A bypass to close the Reyes-San Fernando-Moraleja axis

The project consists of an operable “bypass” at the Morata 400 kV substation, on the S. S. Reyes-S. Fernando-Morata 400 kV and Morata-Moraleja 400 kV axes, to form the S. S. Reyes-S. Fernando-Moraleja axis at 400 kV. The action is located in the municipality of Morata de Tajuña, in the province of Madrid.

The call applies to the holders of assets and rights whose individualized list accompanies the announcement, regardless of the individual notification by summons carried out for those affected.

Sixteen properties and twenty-three holders summoned

The attached list includes 16 properties in the municipality, with cadastral references from the 28091A003 series, and 23 holders summoned in chronological order:

• Property 1 (ref. 28091A00300178): Felicidad Lázaro Burillo, Heirs of Primitiva Pilar Álvarez Jiménez, Filomena Bustos Martín, Samuel Calabrés Álvarez, Enrique Calabrés Álvarez and David Calabrés Álvarez, 558 m² of rain-fed olive groves, at 9:30.
• Property 2 (ref. 28091A00300177): Miguel Riaza Serrano de Pablo and Gonzalo Riaza Serrano de Pablo, 495 m², at 9:30.
• Property 6 (ref. 28091A00300181): Ángel Moreno López and Juan José Moreno López, 64 m², at 10:00.
• Property 11 (ref. 28091A00300202): Manuel Rodelgo Tejero, 361 m² of pasture, at 10:00.
• Property 15 (ref. 28091A00300206): Heirs of Saturnino Palmero Díaz, 822 m², at 10:30.
• Property 16 (ref. 28091A00300209): Luisa González González, 528 m², at 10:30.
• Property 20 (ref. 28091A00309007): City Council of Morata de Tajuña, 537 m², at 13:00.
• Property 22 (ref. 28091A00300215): Heirs of Tomás Rodelgo Sánchez, 848 m², at 11:00.
• Property 23 (ref. 28091A00300216): Francisca Golbano Arias, 2,042 m², at 11:00.
• Property 24 (ref. 28091A00300041): Francisco Santander López, 596 m², at 11:30.
• Property 25 (ref. 28091A00300040): Agrícola Casado Faerna, S. L., 730 m², at 11:30.
• Property 33 (ref. 28091A00300230): Carmen Domingo Serrano, 152 m², at 12:00.
• Property 37 (ref. 28091A00300044): Juan Antonio Higueras García, 14 m², at 12:00.
• Property 41 (ref. 28091A00300050): Heirs of María Sánchez Sánchez-Bravo, 169 m², at 12:30.
• Property 42 (ref. 28091A00300051): Materiales y Hormigones, S. L., 64 m², at 12:30.
• Property 44 (ref. 28091A00300049): Tomás de la Torre Galeote, 906 m², at 13:00.

Documentation, allegations and mutual agreement

Interested parties must attend in person or be represented in writing, providing the ID (DNI) of the owner and the representative, and updated documents proving ownership, preferably a simple note from the Property Registry. They may also present a public deed, cadastral certification, the latest IBI (Property Tax) receipt, purchase or lease agreements, and other titles of real or personal rights.

• In the case of community property, both spouses must appear; in the case of undivided interests, all co-owners.
• Tenants, sharecroppers, or mortgage creditors must be informed to be able to participate.
• Non-appearance will be understood as being represented by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Until the drawing up of the prior record, allegations may be filed before the Government Delegation in Madrid, through the Common Electronic Registry (body: Government Delegation in Madrid - Functional Area of Industry and Energy, code DIR3 EA0040718). During the act, acquisition by mutual agreement may be proposed in accordance with Article 24 of the Compulsory Expropriation Law; if no agreement is reached, the appraisal sheet for prior deposits and compensation for rapid occupation will be delivered.

The announcement will be notified to the City Council of Morata de Tajuña and to Red Eléctrica de España, S. A. U., and will be published in the Official State Gazette, the BOCM, the municipal notice board, and at least one local newspaper and two newspapers from the capital, which shall serve as notification to unknown interested parties or those with an unknown address. For the owners of the affected properties, the appointment on November 3 opens the decisive period to prove ownership, allege errors in the list of assets, and negotiate the fair price before occupation.

Source: BOCM, no. 238, October 6, 2026, section II (State Provisions and Announcements), page 122 (official reference: BOCM-20261006-34).