Solaria submits the Eclipse Solar photovoltaic project in La Bureba for public consultation

The Industry and Energy Department of the Government Sub-delegation in Burgos has opened the public information process for the request for an environmental impact statement and prior administrative authorization for the «Eclipse Solar» photovoltaic installation, with an installed capacity of 99.935 MW, and its evacuation infrastructure. The announcement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Burgos number 191, corresponding to Wednesday, October 7, 2026, under reference BOPBUR-2026-04126. The project is promoted by the company Solaria Promoción y Desarrollo Fotovoltaico, S.L.U. and affects five municipalities in the region of La Bureba.

The file, identified by code PFot-1229, is processed in accordance with Article 36 of Law 21/2013, of December 9, on Environmental Assessment; Article 53 of Law 24/2013, of December 26, on the Electricity Sector; and Article 125 of Royal Decree 1955/2000, of December 1. The installation is subject to an ordinary environmental impact assessment.

According to the announcement, the Sub-directorate General for Infrastructure and Integration of the Energy System of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge urged the start of the processing via communication on October 22, 2025, and the promoter submitted their formal request to the Industry and Energy Department on September 7, 2026. The announcement was signed in Burgos on September 22, 2026, by the head of the Department, Iñigo de Sebastián Arnaiz.

Technical characteristics of the plant and its evacuation

The plant consists of photovoltaic modules, support structures, inverters, transformation centers, and low-voltage and high-voltage underground lines at 30 kV. The evacuation infrastructure includes:

• Underground power lines at 30 kV from the transformation centers to the «Eclipse 30/400 kV» substation.
• «Eclipse 30/400 kV» electrical substation, in Grisaleña.
• Underground power line at 400 kV between the «Eclipse 30/400 kV» substation and the «Fuentebureba 400 kV» substation, owned by Red Eléctrica de España, S.A.U.
• Fuentebureba 400 kV Metering Station, located less than 500 meters from the aforementioned substation, in Fuentebureba.

The HUSO 30 ETRS 89 coordinates of the project are (477.993 : 4.717.037) for the plant, (479.269 : 4.717.639) for the substation, and (481.611 : 4.719.468) for the metering station.

Five municipalities and three involved bodies

The project affects the municipal boundaries of Briviesca, Grisaleña, Berzosa de Bureba, Zuñeda, and Fuentebureba, in the province of Burgos. The plant is located in Grisaleña, Briviesca, and Berzosa de Bureba; the 400 kV line runs through Grisaleña, Zuñeda, and Fuentebureba.

The authorization corresponds to the General Directorate of Energy Policy and Mines; the environmental impact statement, to the General Directorate of Environmental Quality and Assessment; and the processing of allegations, consultations, and reports, to the Industry and Energy Department of the Government Sub-delegation in Burgos, at calle Vitoria 34, 09004 Burgos.

45-day period and consultation channels

The period for submitting allegations is forty-five days, counted from the day following the publication of the announcement, in accordance with Article 19 of Royal Decree-Law 7/2026, of March 20, on strengthening public participation for large generation and storage facilities. Allegations shall be addressed to the Industry and Energy Department of the Government Sub-delegation in Burgos.

Technical and environmental documentation can be consulted on the website of the Government Delegation in Castilla y León, in the section for public information procedures for electrical energy facilities, at the address http://run.gob.es/tramitacion, or in person at the Government Sub-delegation in Burgos, Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 13:00 hours. The announcement also extends to the purposes of Articles 9.4 and 37 of Law 21/2013 and Article 4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, for any interested person.

The processing opens the possibility for owners, city councils, and residents of La Bureba to comment on a facility of nearly 100 MW and its evacuation line, whose impact on the agricultural landscape and rural land of five municipalities will be established in the environmental impact statement.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Burgos, no. 191, October 7, 2026, I. State Administration, pp. 5-8 (official reference: BOPBUR-2026-04126).