Villel cedes the roof of the municipal warehouse to El Romeral Energía

The Plenary of the Villel City Council, in an ordinary session held on September 29, 2026, approved by absolute majority the free transfer for 30 years of the roof of the municipal warehouse to the El Romeral Energía Cooperative Society, which will use it for a photovoltaic installation of up to 100 kW for collective self-consumption and the sale of surpluses. The agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Teruel number 218, dated November 13, 2026, with reference 2026-3409, and incorporates a 20-day public information process for the submission of allegations.

Legal basis and scope of the transfer

The City Council is processing the operation as the free transfer of a patrimonial asset, supported by article 47.2 ñ) of Law 7/1985, of April 2, Regulating the Bases of the Local Regime, and articles 119.2 and 102 of Decree 347/2002, of November 19, of the Government of Aragon, which approves the Regulations on Assets, Activities, Services, and Works of the Local Entities of Aragon. The file was initiated at the request of the cooperative itself, as explained by the mayor to the Plenary, which assessed the “convenience and opportunity” of the transfer.

The transferred asset is the roof of the industrial warehouse located at DS Diseminados 1, Partida Salobral, ZIP 44131 of Villel (Teruel), with cadastral reference 4158601XK5545N0001JZ and a surface area of 1,601 square meters according to the cadastre. The transfer extends for 30 years and the authorized purpose is the production of renewable energy for collective self-consumption and the sale of surpluses.

Obligations of the cooperative

The agreement details the burdens assumed by the beneficiary entity, with CIF F26917278 and registered office at Plaza Tadeo Calomarde, number 1, Villel:

• Maintenance and conservation of the transferred roof.
• Ownership of the photovoltaic installation as the owner and party responsible for its execution, maintenance, and conservation.
• Permanent access to the roof for City Council personnel or those authorized by it.
• Dismantling of the installation, including any possible expansions, at its own expense upon termination of the contract or any of its extensions.
• Submission of the mandatory responsible declaration along with the project before executing the installation of up to 100 kW.

Reversion, resolution, and pending procedures

The Plenary established the automatic reversion of the transferred asset to the municipal patrimony if it is not used for the intended purpose within a maximum period of five years, and specified that it will cease to be transferred, in any case, within the course of the 30 years. The causes for resolution are established as the breach of the obligations in the previous section, the breach of the cooperative’s corporate purpose, and its dissolution.

The file is now subject to public consultation for 20 days via an announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province of Teruel and on the municipal notice board, so that interested parties may submit allegations. Subsequently, the transfer will be recorded in the Municipal Asset Inventory, the mayor will be authorized to sign the deed of transfer, the necessary documentation will be sent to the Property Registry for the registry entries, and a certified copy of the complete file will be sent to the competent authority of the Autonomous Community of Aragon before executing the transfer.

The operation allows the Villel City Council to put a municipal roof into productive use at no cost to the local treasury, while the cooperative fully assumes the investment, maintenance, and decommissioning. The period for allegations that now opens is the final opportunity for affected residents and entities to voice their opinion before the signing.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Teruel, no. 218, November 13, 2026, Local Administration (Municipalities), page 78 (official reference: 2026-3409).