Public utility for the Teba and Cañete la Real solar plant

The Regional Government of Andalusia (Junta de Andalucía) has specifically declared the public utility of a photovoltaic solar plant project and its associated underground high-voltage line within the municipal boundaries of Teba and Cañete la Real (Málaga). The decision was made by the Territorial Delegation of Economy, Finance and European Funds and of University, Industry, Energy and Innovation in Málaga and was made public via an announcement dated October 2, 2026. The text appears in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia (BOJA) no. 205, dated October 22, 2026, under reference PP. 1947/2026 and text number 13399.

The announcement is inserted in section 5.2, “Other official announcements,” within the block of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and European Funds, and publicizes the administrative resolution that declares the public utility “specifically” of the project. The publication spans 24 pages, which gives an idea of the extent of the file: the resolution, its background, and the lists of affected assets and rights are reproduced in full in the gazette.

What the resolution declares

The resolution declares, specifically, the public utility of two elements that form a single electrical energy generation and evacuation installation:

• A photovoltaic solar plant, located in the municipal boundaries of Teba and Cañete la Real.
• An underground high-voltage line for the connection of the aforementioned photovoltaic plant to the grid.
• The SET Ronda Promotores FV substation, the connection point of the installation with the electrical system.

The affected territorial scope is therefore divided between two municipalities in the Antequera region and the Ronda area, in the interior of the province of Málaga.

The expropriation effect

The declaration of public utility is the legal prerequisite that enables the compulsory expropriation of the assets and rights necessary to execute an electrical installation of this type. With the published resolution, the regional Administration recognizes the social interest of the project and opens the way for the necessary land to be occupied once the expropriation procedure is completed.

This circumstance directly affects the owners of the plots included in the file, who are identified in the list published alongside the resolution. The announcement from the Territorial Delegation in Málaga thus serves as the public notification of the act, so that interested parties can become aware of their situation and carry out the corresponding procedures.

Publication and consultation

The act is published in the BOJA no. 205, dated October 22, 2026, under text number 13399 and registration reference PP. 1947/2026, within the official announcements section. The resolution is issued within the framework of regional competencies regarding industry and energy, which grant territorial delegations the authority to process and resolve authorizations for electrical installations and associated declarations of public utility.

The 24-page length of the announcement indicates that the file includes both the operative part and the annexes identifying the lands and their owners, documentation which affected parties may consult in the published text.

The news has practical relevance for the residents and owners of Teba and Cañete la Real: the declaration of public utility transforms a renewable energy project into an action with administrative backing to occupy private land, and informs affected parties of the need to review the published list of plots and to act within the deadlines of the expropriation procedure.

Source: Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA), no. 205, dated October 22, 2026, section 5.2 “Other official announcements,” text no. 13399 (official reference: PP. 1947/2026).