Public information for the urgent expropriation of properties for the Ouroso wind farm

The Regional Ministry of Science, Industry and Employment of the Principality of Asturias has opened a public information period regarding the file for the declaration of public utility of the list of affected assets and rights and the subsequent compulsory expropriation via urgent procedure of the PE-72 “Ouroso” wind farm, promoted by Terranova Energy Corporation, S. A. The resolution, dated September 29, 2026, is published in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias (BOPA) no. 198, of October 14, 2026, with reference Code 2026-08109. Interested parties have 30 business days from the day following publication to examine the project and submit allegations.

The application was submitted in full on September 22, 2026, by the promoting company and is being processed under file number AUTO/2022/2977 (PE-72-DUP). The competent body for the specific declaration of public utility is the Regional Ministry of Science, Industry and Employment, through the General Directorate of Energy and Mining, by virtue of Law 24/2013, of December 26, on the Electricity Sector. The announcement is subject to public information in accordance with Article 33 of Decree 43/2008, of May 15, on procedures for the authorization of wind farms by the Principality of Asturias, and Articles 143 and 144 of Royal Decree 1955/2000, of December 1.

The procedure is initiated because the applicant has been unable to reach prior agreements with all landowners or there are formal doubts regarding the documentation proving ownership. The announcement is signed in Oviedo, on October 1, 2026, by the Head of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Service.

A wind farm of seven turbines across three councils

The published technical characteristics of the project are as follows:

• Installation: Ouroso wind farm, consisting of 7 wind turbines of 5,900 kW.
• Transformation centers with 6,350 kVA power and a transformation ratio of 0.75/30 kV at each turbine.
• Three 30 kV high-voltage underground lines for the interconnection between the turbines and the existing substation in La Vaga, Illano.
• Expansion of said substation with a new 30/132 kV transformer with a nominal power of 70/80 MVA, along with the associated switching, protection, and measurement equipment.
• Location: Pico Ouroso, Outeiro Zarrada, O Campo de Pereirón, and Sierra de Ouroso, in Taramundi, Villanueva de Oscos, and Illano.
• Purpose: production of renewable electrical energy from wind.

Affected properties and owners

The published list of assets and rights includes estates in Villanueva de Oscos (areas of Monte de Pasarón, Monte de Salgueiras, Pita Cega, Cruz de Parrilla, Vilar, Bobia S. An Wind Farm, and Busdemouros), in Taramundi (Costa Polvoreiros), and in Vegadeo (Caseta). Among the holders are the Villanueva de Oscos City Council, the company Meisnado, S. L., and numerous private owners and heirs, such as Domingo Méndez Rodil, Manuel Ovide Isla, Antonio Lastra Lastra, Balbina Martínez López, Irene González Álvarez, José Lastra Castelao, José Martínez González, Liboria López López, Tomas Álvarez García, or Joaquín Fernández Álvarez.

For each plot, the annex details the cadastral reference, land use, percentage of ownership, and the areas for foundations, wind turbine sweep, platform, piping easement, roads, and temporary occupation.

Review of the file and submission of allegations

The technical document and the annex of impacts may be examined through several channels:

• Electronically, using the CSV codes 13520416212542052377 and 16341551667225636265.
• In person, at the city council where the affected assets or rights are located.
• At the headquarters of the Department, at Plaza de España, 1, in Oviedo, by prior appointment via email at renovablesyeficiencia@asturias.org or by telephone at 985 106 678.
• In the section for wind farms subject to public information on the Principality of Asturias website.

Allegations must be submitted in writing to the Department, for the purpose of rectifying possible errors in the list or opposing the declaration of public utility of the installations.

Effects of the declaration of public utility

According to Article 56 of Law 24/2013, of December 26, on the Electricity Sector, the declaration of public utility shall in all cases imply the need for occupation of the assets or acquisition of the affected rights and shall entail urgent occupation for the purposes of Article 52 of the Law of December 16, 1954, on Compulsory Expropriation. Furthermore, it will entail the right to obtain authorization for the establishment, passage, or occupation of the electrical installation on lands of public domain, use, or service, or assets of the State or the autonomous communities, as well as on assets of public use, owned or communal assets of the province or municipality, their works and services, and public easement zones.

The resolution recalls that the competent body for the specific declaration of public utility of this project is the Department of Science, Industry, and Employment, through the General Directorate of Energy and Mining.

The opening of this procedure directly affects property owners in western Asturias, who see the occupation of their land placed on the urgent track provided for in expropriation legislation. The period of 30 business days is the only window to review the list of affected properties, correct cadastral or ownership errors, and submit allegations before the declaration of public utility is resolved.

Source: Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias (BOPA), no. 198, of October 14, 2026, section I (Announcements), Department of Science, Industry and Employment, pp. 1-4 (official reference: Code 2026-08109).