Regulation on urban district heating and cooling systems

Source: International Energy Agency
Last updated: 24 June 2026

Royal Decree 997/2025 introduces urgent measures to reinforce electricity system resilience. It requires CNMC reporting and inspections on voltage control and supply restoration, tasks the system operator with proposing reforms on oscillation damping, ancillary services and technical restrictions, simplifies authorisation for co-located electrochemical storage, defines repowering, requires a national repowering roadmap, and sets deadlines for distribution grid extensions. 

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