i-DE, Iberdrola España's distribution company, organises conferences to highlight the key role played by electricity grids in the energy transition in Spain
- The company manages more than 70,000 km of power lines in the Valencian Community and more than 30,000 in the Murcia Region.
- In the northern region, i-DE has more than 23,000 kilometres of power lines in the Basque Country, nearly 10,000 in Navarre and more than 5,000 in La Rioja.
I-DE, Iberdrola España’s distribution company, held the 20th Meeting of the Grids Area in the Murcia Region, the Valencian Community, the Basque Country, La Rioja, Navarre and Castile and León. At these events, the company brought together employees to highlight the fundamental role of grids in the electrification of sectors such as transport and industry.
The meetings were attended by the director of i-DE in Valencia and Murcia, Guillermo Raga; the director of i-DE in the northern region, Javier Arriola; the head of the network business in La Rioja, Carlos Sobrino; the director of i-DE in Castille and León, Óscar Villanueva, and the area managers of the provincial sectors, who stressed the importance of the grids as the backbone of the new energy model. They also pointed out that this is the way forward for the transition to a green economy.
The director of i-DE in these regions pointed out that electricity grids "are essential to meet the multitude of connection requests we receive from new industries, electric vehicle charging points, electrolysers for hydrogen production, data centres for artificial intelligence, etc., and we are also seeing a growing interest in electrifying traditional industry".
Arriola highlighted the opportunities and challenges arising from the energy transition "such as self-consumption, energy communities, batteries and the management of bidirectional flows, for which we need to have excellent electricity infrastructures, such as those Iberdrola España has in La Rioja".
Villanueva stressed the importance of investing more in grids, since they are a fundamental part of the infrastructure to electrify key sectors such as transport and industry. ‘Energy is an area that generates wealth and opportunities, which is why we need to have good electricity grids to provide adequate service,’ Villanueva stressed
Find out how Iberdrola España's distributor is driving the energy transition in these autonomous communities.
In the Murcia Region i-DE manages more than 30,000 km of power lines, has 9,700 transformer stations in service and more than 70 substations. The company maintains an optimum level of service quality in the region for both private and business customers.
The company is always working to improve infrastructure and is carrying out an ambitious plan to digitalise the grids to automate processes that improve the quality of the service provided. It is also working on adapting overhead lines for the care and protection of birdlife.
In the Valencian Community, i-DE manages more than 70,000 km of power lines, has 25,000 transformer stations in service and 177 substations. The company maintains an optimum level of service quality in the region for both private and business customers.
The company is always working to improve infrastructure and is carrying out an ambitious plan to digitalise the grids to automate processes that improve the quality of the service provided. It is also working on adapting overhead lines for the care and protection of birdlife.
In the Basque Country, i-DE manages more than 23,000 km of power lines and has 11,916 transformation centres in service and 165 substations. The company has undertaken an ambitious plan to digitise its electricity grids, converting its meters and the infrastructure that supports them into smart meters, incorporating remote management, supervision and automation capabilities.
The company is always working to improve infrastructures and is rolling out an ambitious plan to digitalise the networks, enabling automated processes that improve the quality of service provided. It is also working on adapting overhead lines for the care and protection of birdlife.
In La Rioja, i-DE manages more than 5,000 km of power lines and has 2,542 transformer stations in service and 40 substations.
The company is always working to improve infrastructures and is carrying out an ambitious plan to digitalise the grids, enabling automated processes that improve the quality of service provided. It is also working on adapting overhead lines for the care and protection of birdlife.
In Navarre, i-DE manages nearly 10,000 km of power lines and has 3,648 transformer stations in service and 87 substations.
The company is always working to improve infrastructures and is deploying an ambitious plan to digitalise the networks, enabling automated processes that improve the quality of service provided. It is also working on adapting overhead lines for the care and protection of birdlife.
In Castilla y León, i-DE manages more than 50,000 km of power lines, has 15,697 transformer stations in service and 246 substations.
In recent years, the company has undertaken an ambitious plan to digitise its electricity grids, in which it has converted its more than 1.5 M meters in the region and the infrastructure that supports them into smart meters, incorporating remote management, supervision and automation capabilities.