Pedro Sánchez Prime Minister of Spain
Between May 2025 and February 2026, Spain added an average of 1.3GW of wind and solar capacity each month – above the 1.2GW monthly average recorded in the prior 12 months. Then, during the US and Israel’ s war on Iran, the government decided to cut taxes on electricity by up to 60 % in some instances, saving citizens an average of US $ 8 a month on energy bills. The government also introduced some emergency measures that made it easier to attach battery storage to existing renewables plants, bypassing additional environmental assessments.
All this is part of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’ s broader plan to improve the energy sovereignty and sustainability of Spain.“ Spain will become the country with the strongest social and economic safety net in the entire EU,” he explained during a press conference in the early days of the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
The results – especially in a time of such upheaval – have been astonishing, making Spain what Sánchez himself calls“ an increasingly resilient country in the face of external crises”.
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