Public information on the new 45 kV line in Don Benito

The Regional Government of Extremadura has opened the public information process for the prior administrative authorization and the specific recognition of public utility for a new 45 kV underground high-voltage line in the municipality of Don Benito. The announcement is being processed by the Directorate General of Industry, Energy, and Mines under file 06AT-10177-18650 and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Badajoz number 207, dated October 28, 2026, with reference Announcement 4077/2026. The declaration of public utility implies the need for the occupation of the affected assets and urgent occupation for the purposes of Article 52 of the Compulsory Expropriation Law.

The promoter of the installation is i-DE Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes, SAU, with registered offices at calle Periodista Sánchez Asensio, 1, 10002 Cáceres. The stated purpose of the project is the improvement of the electricity supply in the area.

The file is processed under Title IX of Law 24/2013, of December 26, on the Electricity Sector, and Title VII, Chapter II, of Royal Decree 1955/2000, of December 1, which regulates the activities of transmission, distribution, marketing, supply, and the authorization procedures for electrical energy installations.

An underground link of nearly five kilometers

The project provides for a new single-circuit underground line with conductor HEPRZ1 26/45 kV 3x(1x630) mm² Al, distributed in three sections:

• 4,120 meters of single-circuit underground line for the link between STR 4870 “D. Benito” and ST 3098 “Don Benito”.
• 675 meters corresponding to the undergrounding of L21 “Valdetorres”, from the exit of ST-3098 “Don Benito” to a new projected support.
• 195 meters of the undergrounding of L22 “Guadiana 1”, from the same substation to the new support 5001.

In total, the route adds up to 4,990 meters of buried conduction in the municipality of Don Benito. According to the announcement, no environmental impact assessment procedure is applicable under current legislation.

Impact on private and public assets

The declaration of public utility affects assets and rights of both private and public ownership. Annex I of the announcement contains the specific and individualized list of those affected, which in this publication is limited to one agricultural property:

• Area Orégano, polygon 603, plot 15, cadastral reference 06044A60300015.
• Owners: M.ª del Carmen Fernández Espinar (50%) and María Paz Fernández Espinar (50%).
• Impact: new support A1, with 12.75 m² of occupation, underground right-of-way easement of 3 meters in length and 6 m² in surface area, and 25 m² of temporary occupation.

Thirty business days to file objections

Interested parties have a period of thirty business days from the day following the publication of the announcement to examine the documentation and submit allegations. Consultations may be made at the offices of the Industrial, Energy and Mining Planning Service, at avenida Miguel Fabra, number 4, “El Nevero” industrial estate, Badajoz, by appointment via telephone at 924012100 or email at soiemba@juntaex.es, and also in the “Public Information” section of the portal industriaextremadura.juntaex.es.

Allegations must be sent to the competent body for resolution and submitted through any of the registries and offices provided for in Article 16 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations. The procedure will be concluded by the resolution of the Industrial, Energy and Mining Planning Service, in accordance with Decree 221/2012, of November 9. The announcement is signed by the head of said service, Juan Francisco Lemus Prieto.

The processing directly affects the landowners through whose property the route passes, whose plots may be occupied permanently or temporarily, and anticipates a reinforcement work of the distribution network in the vicinity of the two substations of Don Benito, a relevant hub for the supply of the industrial and agricultural sector of the region.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Badajoz, no. 207, October 28, 2026, Autonomous Administration, pp. 2-4 (official reference: Announcement 4077/2026).