Elawan submits two 18-megawatt batteries in Carcelén for public consultation

The Industry and Energy Department of the Government Sub-delegation in Albacete has opened for public consultation the request for prior administrative authorization and administrative construction authorization for the battery storage modules “Elawan Ayora III Híbrido” and “Elawan Ayora IV Híbrido”, each with an installed capacity of 18 MW, in the municipality of Carcelén. The announcement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Albacete number 131, dated November 11, 2026, in the first section (State Administration), pages 3 to 5, under announcement number 29,250 and file PEol-786-ALM AC. Interested parties have fifteen days from the day following the publication to submit allegations.

The two modules are projected for hybridization, respectively, with the solar photovoltaic installations “Elawan Ayora III” and “Elawan Ayora IV”, both of 20.99 MW, such that each resulting hybrid installation reaches 38.99 MW of installed capacity. The request is submitted by Elawan Energy, S.L., with registered offices at calle Ombú, number 3, 6th floor, 28045 Madrid.

Joint and expedited processing

The announcement is based on articles 53.1.a) and 53.1.b) of Law 24/2013, of December 26, on the Electricity Sector, and article 125 of Royal Decree 1955/2000, of December 1. Due to the “close connection” of both projects, which share the main evacuation infrastructure, the Administration applies article 57 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, and processes the two requests jointly and cumulatively until the resolution of each.

The simplification provided for in article 6 of Royal Decree 997/2025, of November 5, on urgent measures for the reinforcement of the electrical system, is applicable. Its second final provision exempts storage located within the already evaluated polygonal area of the original project from the simplified environmental impact assessment process, provided that the latter has a favorable environmental impact declaration or report. Since both projects meet these conditions, the processing deadlines for the prior administrative authorization (AAP) and construction authorization (AAC) set out in articles 125, 126, 127, and 131 of Royal Decree 1955/2000 are reduced by half.

Containers, converters, and capacity

The declared technical characteristics are identical for both modules:

• Batteries: seventeen containers of 5,015 kWh each, with a total beginning-of-life capacity of 82.255 MWh.
• Total useful storage capacity: 72 MWh per installation.
• Nominal charge and discharge C-rate: 0.25 C.
• Converters: 102 units, 96 of which are limited by the manufacturer to 176 kW and the remaining six to 184 kW.
• Power stations: three, each with a 9,000 kVA transformer.
• Installed capacity: 18 MW, the sum of the maximum active power of the 102 converters.
• Evacuation: 30 kV underground line to the sectioning center of the corresponding photovoltaic plant, with a trench of 62 meters in module III and 106 meters in IV.

The rest of the evacuation, from the sectioning center to the connection at the Ayora 400 kV electrical substation, located in the province of Valencia and owned by Red Eléctrica de España, S.A.U., is outside the scope of the file. The joint budget amounts to 31,519,857.14 euros: 15,782,906.01 for “Elawan Ayora III Híbrido” and 15,736,951.13 for “Elawan Ayora IV Híbrido”.

Who resolves and where to appeal

The competent substantive body to resolve is the General Directorate of Energy Policy and Mines of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge. The processing corresponds to the Industry and Energy Department of Albacete, based at the Government Sub-delegation, avenida de España, 7, 02002 Albacete, where the documentation may be examined and where the writings shall be addressed.

Allegations may be submitted at the General Registry of the Sub-delegation, in accordance with article 16 of Law 39/2015, or through the Electronic Registry of the General State Administration. The announcement was signed in Albacete on October 22, 2026, by the head of the Industry and Energy Department, Ángel Ossorio Chapín.

A trickle of projects in the province

This publication is added to other similar recent ones in the same bulletin, such as the Frontones phase II storage plant, 20 MW, to hybridize with a wind, photovoltaic, and battery set of 60 MW (BOP of September 16, 2026), or the BESS Los Pedreros, with 25.08 MW of batteries and a 0.4 MW flywheel in Fuenteálamo (BOP of November 6, 2026).

The file arrives at the provincial notice board at a time of accelerated deployment of electrochemical storage associated with already authorized renewable plants, a formula that Royal Decree 997/2025 seeks to streamline precisely to reinforce the electrical system. For Carcelén, a municipality in the La Manchuela region, the project involves the installation of 34 battery containers and six power stations within its municipal boundaries; for the residents and owners of affected land, the public information period is the only window to file objections before the General Directorate of Energy Policy and Mines issues a resolution.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Albacete, No. 131, November 11, 2026, First Section. State Administration, pp. 3-5 (official reference: announcement no. 29,250, file PEol-786-ALM AC).