January 14, 2026
The AVE Board of Directors will meet for the first time in 2026 in Nealis, at Facsa's new headquarters.
Analyzing what needs to be done to take advantage of a resource as abundant in Spain as the sun, while simultaneously helping citizens to participate collectively in the production of renewable energy, has been the central focus of the conference on solar communities held by La Razón, in which [participants/organizers] participated. Obremo.
In Spain, over two-thirds of the population lives in high-rise buildings, and if we look at the data for the city of Madrid, 98% of its residents live in apartment buildings. That's why it's vital to shift towards these new energy production models, ensuring that self-sufficiency isn't limited to residents of single-family homes.
For this purpose, companies such as Obremo Companies that "act as installation providers and have participated in establishing subscription communities, assisting investors like Iberdrola," are entering the scene. Enrique Amador Montaño, Technical Director of Renewables at Obremo, highlighted the "significant growth in this type of solar panel usage." He also emphasized the urgent need to "incorporate the 65% of the population that cannot access self-consumption through these subscription models." However, to achieve this, we must simplify the process for the end consumer, which is why he believes there should be "parliamentary support to facilitate this simplification."
Amador was accompanied at this table by Elvira Bravo Donaire, president of CECE Extremadura, Jesús Alfaro, president of a community of owners with collective self-consumption for 90 neighbors in Pozuelo de Alarcón, David Palacios, head of Solar Communities and Collective Self-Consumption at Iberdrola and Javier Lázaro, technical and regulatory director of APPA Renovables.
All five speakers reached the same conclusion: a hybrid model is necessary. This requires both installing solar panels for self-consumption on underutilized rooftops and installing large photovoltaic plants and parks to support the industrial sector and the electrification process.
