Presentation of the Energy Plan for the Balearics
The Sectorial Directive Plan for Energy for the Balearics (Energy Plan) determines the energetic needs for the next 15 years and fixes the necessary infrastructure to supply this demand and to guarantee the availability of electricity and other forms of energy such as gas, petrol, diesel, etc.
The Energy Plan has been created according to the criteria in the article 58 of the Law 6/99 for the Territorial Planning Directives of the Balearics.
Aspects to stress in the Energy Plan:
- It has been decided that the fuel that should absorb the increase in energy consumption in the next 15 years should be natural gas.
- To transport the gas, the chosen alternative is the natural gas pipeline to the mainland.
- Mallorca will not be connected to Ibiza via an undersea electric cable. The gas pipeline will permit the transport of enough natural gas to Ibiza for the new electricity generator to be carried out with gas (high production, low environmental impact, etc.).
- In Menorca there is electrical connection with Mallorca and the natural gas will not come by pipeline, so that an important part of the electricity consumption increase must be produced in Mallorca by natural gas and sent to Menorca by undersea link.
- The renewable energies should multiply by 7 their contribution to energy supply, stressing the incorporation of eolian energy in Menorca and an important effort to increase the participation of thermic solar energy and, in a lesser way, photovoltaic.
- No new power centres are proposed for the valid period of the plan.
More information:
- Línies fonamentals del Pla Director Sectorial Energètic de les Illes Balears (Energetic Plan)
Source: Conselleria d'Innovacio i Energia del Govern de les Illes Balears
Date of publication: 19/07/2000
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