Measures to save electricity in the country continue to provoke reactions, but overall consumption appears to be decreasing. The historic Royal Palace in Madrid’s old town has been plunged into darkness. The exterior lighting of one of the Spanish capital’s most famous landmarks has gone out – and so has the magnificent facade of the […]
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Spain: Electricity consumption decreased by 3.7% after the implementation of emergency measures
In the week after the government approved emergency measures to save energy, Spain’s electricity consumption fell by 3.7%, despite high temperatures that usually force people to turn on the air conditioners, Energy and Environment Minister Teresa Ribera said today . More than half of the energy savings promised by Spain, as part of a Europe-wide […]
Spain: Sanchez wants a natural gas pipeline to connect Iberia with Central Europe
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today backed the construction of a pipeline linking the Iberian Peninsula to central Europe via France that could help reduce the region’s dependence on Russian gas. The construction of a pipeline that would pass through the Pyrenees “is something that the Spanish government has been asking for from Europe for […]
38-year inflation record in Spain at 10.8%
Consumer prices in Spain ran at their fastest pace since September 1984 in July, accelerating to 10.8% year-on-year from 10.2% previously, according to final data released by Spain’s National Statistics Institute. country today. The new report confirmed the preliminary estimate published in late July and was in line with the forecast of analysts polled by […]
Spain: Energy saving measures in force as part of the European plan
The energy-saving measures decided by the Spanish government as part of a European plan to reduce Russian gas imports, at the forefront of which is the limitation of air conditioning, came into force today in Spain in public areas. A government decree thus limits air conditioning to 27 degrees Celsius in most commercial establishments, cultural […]
Spain: ‘Gun’ on the free press
Despite its pre-election pledges, Spain’s socialist government is not lifting the “gag law” for journalists. Well-known photojournalist says he refuses to comply. Gran Canaria, December 2020: Journalists and photojournalists capture the confrontation between police officers and a gray-haired man wearing a windbreaker and holding a camera. This is Javier Bauluth, the first Spaniard to be […]
Spain: Bars and restaurants run out of ice cubes due to… energy precision
In Spain, the heat and high energy prices have caused, among other things, shortages of… ice cubes! Supermarkets impose limits on the quantities each customer can buy and bars run out of ice cubes for the drinks they serve. Supermarket chain Mercadona has limited ice sales to five bags per customer. Another chain, Consum, only […]
Spain: First energy saving measures
Air conditioners at 27 degrees, heating at 19 and teleworking are some of the measures that Madrid is launching to contribute to the European effort to save energy. “Emergency measures” to save energy were launched by the Spanish government in response to the joint decision of the EU member states to limit the consumption of […]
In conflict with the Spanish government, the mayor of Madrid: ‘We will not implement the energy saving measures’
Madrid mayor Isabel Diaz Ayuso, who had refused to implement the restrictions against COVID-19 during the pandemic, has again clashed with the Spanish government, this time over measures to limit energy consumption in all its member countries. The European Union. The head of the central region, one of Spain’s richest, said in a series of […]
Spain: June tourism approached pre-pandemic levels – 7.5 million tourists
More than twice as many tourists visited Spain in June compared to the same month a year ago and spent almost three times as much during their stay, according to figures released today by the national statistics office. The 7.5 million visitors in June spent nearly €9 billion as Spain returns to pre-pandemic levels in […]
