Catalonia municipalities push back on PLATER renewable energy allocations

Three Priorat towns – Margalef, Cabacés and la Bisbal de Montsant – have asked the Catalan government to increase their wind‑energy quota under the Pla Territorial Sectorial d’Energies Renovables (PLATER). The plan currently assigns them 1.2 MW, 22.5 MW and 27.9 MW respectively, far below the capacity they say they can host. The municipal council argues that the PLATER should respect the interests expressed by its Office of Territorial Energy Transition, noting that “the only comarca that drafted a plan on where and how to implement renewable energy” should see its proposals reflected.

In parallel, residents and local authorities in Lleida are filing objections to the PLATER’s proposal to allocate up to 3,700 ha – potentially as much as 9,000 ha – of agricultural land for solar and wind installations. Platform Lleida contra la MAT and the municipal council warn the plan would jeopardise crops and housing, urging that existing installations be used instead of converting productive farmland. Both groups have submitted formal objections before the end‑of‑month deadline, seeking to protect the Horta and surrounding arable zones.