Abbreviated form of legal source
- Law 24/2013
- RD 1955/2000
Description of the process
When the RE installation is already built, project developers shall apply for an electricity production license, also called commissioning certificate (article 53, Law 24/2013). Without this certificate the plant cannot start feeding electricity into the grid. The project developer shall apply for the license accompanying a certificate of completion of the work signed by a competent technician (RD 1955/2000).
The General State Administration is responsible for authorizing electrical generation facilities with installed electrical power exceeding 50 MW and those located in the territorial sea, production, secondary transmission and distribution facilities exceeding the territorial scope of an Autonomous Community, and all primary transmission facilities, with the exception of the specificities established for island and extra-peninsular territories.
For rooftop PV and self-consumption, the regulation can vary according to the Autonomous Communities but, generally, an exploitation license is not required when the self-consumption units up to 100 kW of installed power. In these cases, the installer of the unit will issue a certificate of the installation instead
Competent authority
- MITECO
- Autonomous Communities
- Industry and Energy Departments of the National Government Delegations