Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Catalunya faces a huge energy challenge with a serious deficit in renewable energy production.
• The primary sources of energy are currently fossil fuels and nuclear power, the latter of which provides more than 56% of electricity.
• Catalan nuclear power plants are scheduled to close between 2030 and 2031, creating a large energy deficit.
• It is expected that 55% of the necessary energy in 2030 will come from renewable sources, a goal that is hard to achieve at the current rate.
• Reliance on fossil fuels costs the Catalan economy more than 10 billion euros annually.
• The Govern de la Generalitat intends to promote renewable energies as the primary solution to the energy challenge.
• Administrative simplifications are planned to reduce bureaucracy and there is a call for greater public-private collaboration.
• The growth of installed renewable energy in Catalunya has been low over the past decade.
• The push for renewables is not only an energy and environmental challenge, but an opportunity for reindustrialization.

Conclusion: The Catalan government will need the support of all society and all political forces to ensure energy supply and autonomy, a strategic issue for the future of Catalunya.

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