The Regional Government archives the Kimchi Solar plant aft…

The Territorial Delegation of Economy, Finance and European Funds and of University, Industry, Energy and Innovation in Cádiz has accepted the withdrawal submitted by HECE RENOVABLES 1 SL and has ordered the archiving of file AT-15492/23, relating to the photovoltaic solar plant PSFV KIMCHI SOLAR, of 5.61 MW, and its evacuation infrastructures in the municipality of San Roque. The decision is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cádiz number 217, dated November 11, 2026, under resolution number 317.092. The agreement nullifies the prior administrative and construction authorization granted on October 8, 2025, meaning the project loses its administrative coverage and cannot be executed under the authorized terms.

Chronology of a file initiated in 2023

The processing began more than three years ago and had already accumulated two favorable acts for the promoter before the withdrawal:

June 3, 2023: HECE RENOVABLES 1 SL requests prior administrative authorization and administrative construction authorization.
June 6, 2023: the Territorial Delegation admits the installation for processing under file number AT-15492/23.
December 17, 2024: the administrative construction authorization is granted.
October 8, 2025: the resolution granting the prior administrative authorization and the construction authorization for the 5.61 MW plant is issued.
May 7, 2026: the company requests the declaration, specifically, of public utility of the installation.
September 10, 2026: the request for withdrawal is submitted.
September 21, 2026: the territorial delegate, María Inmaculada Olivero Corral, signs the resolution published today.

The five reasons alleged by the promoter

The withdrawal document maintains that “the concurrent circumstances make the Project lack technical viability and economic-industrial interest, making its execution unfeasible.” The company lists five causes:

Environmental restrictions imposed by the Administration.
The loss of the Mistral project and the associated economies of scale.
The impact derived from the future bypass of the A-7.
The uncertainty generated by the mining rights of the Virgilius II and Salomón research permits.
The impossibility of guaranteeing the financing and future operation of the facilities.

Archiving of the file and notifications

The resolution is based on Title VII, Chapters II and V, of Royal Decree 1955/2000, of December 1, and on Article 53 of Law 24/2013, of December 26, on the Electricity Sector, and applies the withdrawal and waiver regime of Articles 93 and 94 of Law 39/2015, of October 1. The ruling agrees to accept the withdrawal outright, declare the prior authorization, construction, and public utility declaration procedure concluded, and archive the file of the first antecedent.

The text orders the notification of the decision to the interested parties, the network operator, and the bodies consulted during the processing, including:

Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Directorate General of Roads).
Territorial Delegation of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development in Cádiz (Public Hydraulic Domain and Water Quality Service).
Territorial Delegation of Development, Territorial Articulation and Housing in Cádiz.
Telefónica de España S.A.U. (Southern External Plant Engineering).
EDISTRIBUCIÓN REDES DIGITALES, S.L.
San Roque City Council.

Administrative appeal within one month

The resolution does not end the administrative route, therefore an administrative appeal (recurso de alzada) may be filed before the head of the Ministry of University, Industry, Energy and Innovation within one month from the day following its notification, in accordance with Articles 121 and 122 of Law 39/2015 and Article 115.1 of Law 9/2007, of October 22, of the Administration of the Regional Government of Andalusia.

The same bulletin records a twin withdrawal: the PSFV GARBI SOLAR plant, 5.61 MW also in San Roque, promoted by HECE RENOVABLES 6 SL under file AT-15494/23, is archived with identical five reasons and the same application date, September 10, 2026. In the wind sector, the BOP also publishes the withdrawal and archiving of the public utility declaration of the Buenavista Wind Farm, in Barbate (file AT-3707/96), requested by EDP RENOVABLES ESPAÑA SL on September 11, 2026.

Impact for the sector and the territory

The KIMCHI SOLAR file closes a 5.61 MW installation that had already held construction authorization since December 2024 and is being withdrawn without having been executed, a scenario that affects the evacuation planning in the Campo de Gibraltar. Furthermore, the resolution incorporates an unusual factor for this type of case: uncertainty regarding the mining rights of Virgilius II and Salomón is listed among the business reasons for abandonment, along with the A-7 variant and environmental restrictions. For the affected municipalities, the decision frees up land and grid capacity, but also eliminates the investment expectation associated with two industrial projects that shared the same developer and location.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Cádiz, no. 217, November 11, 2026, section I, pp. 2-3 (official reference: resolution No. 317.092, file AT-15492/23).