Solarplaza Summit | Iberia

Tuesday 3 March 2026


08:30

Registration & welcome coffee

09:15

Opening words

10 min.


Session 1

Market status & outlook

09:25

Spain’s solar & BESS investment landscape 2026-2030

presentation

20 min.

This opening presentation maps the path from project pipeline to operational reality. Experts break down the +70 GW development landscape and identify the market forces driving capital toward a more diversified energy mix over the coming decade.

  • Market status and investment outlook
  • The +70 GW development pipeline and deployment trajectory
  • Key drivers shaping the next decade of Iberian solar

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Pedro García Crespo

Elawan Energy


09:45

Policy, regulation & grid capacity tender

presentation

20 min.

As the 2025 regulatory shifts take hold, get essential updates on new permitting fast-tracks and the structure of upcoming tenders. Learn how these mechanisms align with Spain’s updated National Energy and Climate Plan to unlock system-wide growth.

  • Colocation legislation - Royal decree 997/2025
  • Updates on permitting & allocation frameworks
  • Upcoming tender mechanisms and priorities

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Fátima García Señán

Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition & Demographic Challenge (MITECO)


10:05

How are we going to get there?

panel

40 min.

Industry leaders discuss the industrialization of the Iberian supply chain and the move from paper-thin pipelines to physical commissioning. The debate focuses on harmonizing regional coordination with the national goal of maintaining absolute system stability.

  • Scaling from 70 GW pipeline to real commissioning
  • Industrialisation & Spain’s renewable supply-chain strategy
  • Regional coordination & local community integration
  • System stability requirements

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Rodrigo García Ruiz

Optimize Energy


10:45

Morning networking break

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Session 2

Asset optimisation & market growth

11:30

The path to grid stability

presentation

20 min.

This technical presentation reviews the new operational requirements for frequency and voltage control following the April 2025 blackout. It highlights how hybridization and repowering strategies maximize existing grid access while ensuring PO 7.4 compliance.

  • System services: voltage control, flexibility, PO 7.4 readiness
  • Hybridisation optimisation (PV + BESS + Wind / H2)
  • Repowering & grid access reforms

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11:50

State of the market and next phase for Portugal

presentation

20 min.

Portugal accelerates toward its goal of 80% renewable electricity by late 2026. We examine the recent storage auction outcomes and the regulatory streamlining helping developers bypass previous administrative bottlenecks.

  • Impact of the 2026 renewable penetration targets.
  • Update on the 750 MVA storage auction results and timeline.
  • Simplification of environmental impact assessments (EIA) for sub-50MW assets.

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Susana Serôdio

APREN


12:10

Where the money flows: investor appetite & capital allocation

panel

40 min.

Capital providers compare Iberia’s risk-return profile against neighboring markets like France and Italy. The discussion addresses how investors create mechanisms and strategies to mitigate curtailment and price cannibalization, besides grid congestion when funding large-scale storage and industrial assets.

  • Investor profiles & capital trends
  • Iberia vs. Italy, France comparison
  • Impact of cannibalisation and grid constraints on investor behaviour
  • Financing industrialisation & storage

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Rafael Hernández

Renewable Japan

Jose Maria Piñar Celestino

Elmya

Carmen Izquierdo

NTEASER


12:50

Networking lunch break

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Session 3

Financing & revenue models

14:20

Risk management & bankability under cannibalization pressure

presentation

20 min.

Strategic asset managers present the tools used to combat negative prices and curtailment as solar penetration surges. This session evaluates the shifting requirements for project bankability, from AI-driven trading optimization to new insurance and hedging instruments designed to protect investor returns.

  • Curtailment, cannibalization & market volatility
  • Hedging instruments & insurance
  • AI forecasting & trading optimization
  • Impact of self-consumption & energy communities
  • Banking the "Merchant Tail"

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14:40

Innovative investment models for merchant & hybrid projects

presentation

20 min.

Hybridization changes the rules of project finance. The focus of this presentation is on the latest deal structures in Spain and Portugal that blend PPA security with merchant flexibility to maintain bankability in a volatile price environment.

  • Merchant + PPA / blended strategies
  • Deal structures emerging in ES & PT
  • Bankability under volatility

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15:00

Storage revenue models: BESS offtake & optimization agreements

panel

40 min.

As the Iberian market moves beyond simple arbitrage, this panel examines the contractual frameworks securing long-term storage returns. Industry experts break down the transition from merchant-heavy strategies to sophisticated revenue stack optimization and offtake structures that satisfy both equity investors and project lenders.

  • Tolling and offtake structures  
  • The role of optimizers
  • Incentivizing performance
  • Risk allocation in agreements

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moderator

Tomás García

JLL

Susana Gómez Ramírez

Nexus Energía

Valentin Albinet

DNV

Mónica Ruiz Maus

Gnera Energía

Jean-Paul Gillett

MET Group


15:40

Afternoon networking break

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Session 4

Deal-making & emerging opportunities

16:20

Interactive session: PPA pricing & contracting in a shifting market

presentation

20 min.

High-volume off-takers like data centers and heavy industry are reshaping the PPA landscape. This interactive session provides a real-time look at tolling agreements and how community-based contracts offer a hedge against merchant tail risk.

  • Corporate offtake trends (data centres, industrials)
  • Tolling agreement
  • Merchant tail risk
  • Community & self-consumption PPAs

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David Rodríguez Villanueva

Strategy&


16:40

M&A trends and transaction landscape in Iberian renewables

presentation

20 min.

As the Iberian M&A market enters a new phase of consolidation, we analyze current transaction volumes and explain why the focus is shifting from operational assets to co-development partnerships and high-value strategic acquisitions.

  • Shift from operational asset sales to co-development and early-stage acquisitions.
  • Valuation impact of the 2025 grid events.
  • Portfolio consolidation vs. strategic entries by international oil & gas majors.

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17:00

Spain’s path to energy independence – financing the next 10 GW

panel

40 min.

The final panel brings together leading visionaries who define the ecosystem needed for Spain’s next growth phase, and what role the repowering of assets can play when future-proofing assets. Discussion centers on rescuing financially stressed solar assets through hybridization and the supporting capital required to add +10 GW of installed power by 2030.

  • Stranded assets (PV plants financially in trouble)
  • Hybridisation
  • Supporting ecosystem requirements e.g., legislators, banks, investors, etc.

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moderator

Kim Keats

K4K Training and Advisory

Teresa Lobato

EDP

Miguel Sánchez Praena

Altano Energy

Cecilie Kristiansen

Wood Mackenzie

Lucas de Haro

Velto Renewables


17:40

Closing remarks

presentation

5 min.


17:45

Networking drinks

Network and enjoy drinks with participants from countries such as Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Germany, UK, Norway, China, and many more!

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