Royal Decree-Law 7/2026: Measures regarding renewables and storage

Royal Decree-law 7/2026 of 20 March (Real Decreto-ley 7/2026, de 20 de marzo), approving the Comprehensive Response Plan to the Crisis in the Middle East (“RDL 7/2026”), establishes a package of 80 measures and mobilises EUR 5 billion. Alongside short-term fiscal and social measures, the regulation incorporates an energy block of a structural nature aimed at accelerating electrification, renewable deployment and energy storage, strengthening energy autonomy and the resilience of the electricity system.

In this alert, we analyse some of the most relevant issues from the perspective of the development of renewable generation and storage facilities. The tax measures included in the regulation will be addressed separately in a forthcoming alert. As in previous cases, it is necessary to recall the temporary nature of Royal Decree-laws, given the requirement for Parliament to rule, within a maximum period of 30 days (Article 86 of the Spanish Constitution), on their validation or repeal.

This note is complemented by the information alert Real Decreto-ley 7/2026: Medidas tributarias de fiscalidad energética, which addresses related aspects. Its joint reading is recommended for a comprehensive understanding of the applicable framework.