Public information for the new power line between Alburquerque and San Vicente

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 20 kV medium-voltage overhead line between Alburquerque and San Vicente de Alcántara. The announcement, dated September 24, 2026, is signed by the head of the Industrial, Energy and Mining Planning Service, Juan Francisco Lemus Prieto, and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Badajoz No. 200, dated October 19, 2026, in the Autonomous Administration section (announcement 3756/2026, file 06AT-10177-18614). The declaration of public utility will implicitly entail the need for occupation of the affected assets and urgent occupation for the purposes of the Compulsory Expropriation Law.

The legal framework of the procedure

The process is based on 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 transport, distribution, marketing, supply, and the authorization procedures for electrical energy installations. The promoting body is the Ministry of Industry, Energy, Science and Territory, through the General Directorate of Industry, Energy and Mines, based in Mérida.

The resolution that concludes the procedure will be the responsibility of the Industrial, Energy and Mining Planning Service, in accordance with Decree 221/2012, of November 9, regarding the determination of the means of publishing public information announcements in the energy and hydrocarbon sectors. Due to its characteristics, the project must also undergo a simplified environmental impact assessment.

A renovation of nearly ten kilometers of wiring

The action consists of the renovation of a section of the medium-voltage line 4143-06 “Alburquerque”, belonging to the “San Vicente de Alcántara” substation, through the replacement of the conductor. The published technical data are as follows:

• Total length of single-circuit line: 9,842 meters, of which 9,722 meters run between supports and 120 meters correspond to the feeding of branches.
• General line conductor 100-AL1/17-ST1A made of aluminum-steel and branches 47-AL1/8-ST1A (LA-56).
• 72 new supports to be installed, maintaining existing supports 5105 and 2136, which mark the beginning and end of the section.
• Declared purpose: improvement of the electricity supply in the area.
• Affected municipal terms: Alburquerque and San Vicente de Alcántara.

The petitioner is i-DE Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes, SAU, with registered office at Periodista Sánchez Asensio Street, 1, in Cáceres.

Twenty-six plots and private and public owners

The announcement’s annex details the individualized list of affected assets and rights, with different types of impacts: supports, line flight, temporary occupation for access, and temporary occupation in cubic meters. There are 26 parcels of an agricultural nature, distributed among polygons 27, 28, 37, 38, 39, and 40 of both municipalities, in areas such as Campillo, Argamino Alto, Argamino Bajo, Criadero Alto, El Macho, and Juan de Sevilla.

Among the owners are:

• M.ª Rosa de Porras Isla Fernández Sanz, M.ª Pilar Bustamante Porras Isla Fernández, M.ª Rosario Bustamante Porras Isla Fernández, Teresa de Porras Isla Fernández Sanz, and several heirs of the Porras Isla Fernández Sanz family, in the parcels of Campillo (Alburquerque).
• Hdos. Nicolás Sánchez Moro Bueno, María Dolores Sánchez Moro Rubio, Pablo Manuel Sánchez Moro Rubio, and María del Olvido Sánchez Moro Rubio, in Argamino Alto and Argamino Bajo.
• María del Carmen Murillo Álvarez, in Criadero Alto.
• El Macho Agropecuaria, SAU and Agrícola Cobacha, SA, in El Macho and Juan de Sevilla.

Thirty business days to submit allegations

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 can be made at the offices of the Industrial, Energy and Mining Planning Service, at Miguel Fabra Avenue, number 4, industrial estate “El Nevero”, in Badajoz, by appointment via telephone 924012100 or email soiemba@juntaex.es, and also in the public information section of the Junta’s industry portal.

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 publication opens the door to the effective occupation of the land: if the public utility is recognized, the distribution company will be able to install the 72 new supports and string nearly ten kilometers of conductor over private parcels in two municipalities, with the resulting impact for the affected owners and an expected improvement in the quality of the region’s supply.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Badajoz, no. 200, October 19, 2026, Autonomous Administration, pp. 2-7 (official reference: announcement 3756/2026, file 06AT-10177-18614).