Spanish Electricity System 2017

THE
SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
ÍNDICE DE
CONTENIDOS
SUMMARY
/5
PRESENTATION
/7
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
/ 13
ELECTRICITY
DEMAND
/ 27
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION / 63
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION
/ 49
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGES / 73
ELECTRICITY
MARKETS
/ 87
EUROPEAN
SCOPE
/ 93
REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK
/ 97
GLOSSARY
OF TERMS
PRESENTATION
Red Eléctrica de España (REE) as the sole Transmission Agent and Operator (TSO) of
the Spanish electricity system, presents its latest edition of the Spanish Electricity
System Report, which the Company has been publishing annually ever since it
was established as TSO in 1985. This publication provides an overview of the main
operational performance indicators and statistical ratios in 2017, as well as their
evolution over recent years.
The report is supplemented by Excel files that provide a more comprehensive

set of information and which allow data to be viewed on-line or downloaded. This
information is available in the statistics section of the corporate website (www.
ree.es/en), along with other publications and statistical series that Red Eléctrica
periodically makes available to the public for their consultation and use.
As an extension of the information contained in this report, as of last year Red

Eléctrica publishes “Renewable Energy in the Spanish Electricity System”, a new
report that delves into the generation and consumption of renewable energies, and
this document is available on the corporate website as well.
As part of its continued effort to improve, Red Eléctrica’s aim is to offer a quality
service for all users. To this end the following e-mail address redelectrica@ree.
es is made available to the public, as a channel through which suggestions and
observations may be submitted.
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Demand for electricity in

Spain has grown in 2017 for
the third consecutive year
and has exceeded the rate
of increase registered in the
previous year.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
The growth trend, that began in 2015, regarding the demand for electricity in Spain has been
maintained, although it is still below the maximum level of demand reached in 2008. Specifically,
demand in Spain in 2017 grew by 1.1% year-on-year, exceeding the growth rate of 0.7%
registered in 2016, although it was 4.6% lower than the demand level of 2008.
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
IN SPAIN IN 2017 In the peninsular system, which represents just over 94% of total Spanish demand, the annual
electricity consumption was also 1.1% higher than in 2016. After having factored in the effects
268,140
of seasonal and working patterns, the growth in the demand for electricity attributable mainly to
economic activity increased by 1.6% compared to 2016.
GWh
By large sectors of activity, according to the Red Eléctrica Index (IRE) which collates demand
data from large electricity consumers, Industryl electricity consumption, which represents
about 30% of the demand, registered a growth of 2.0% (2.2% after having factored in the effects
of seasonal and working patterns). With regard to the demand in the services sector, which
+1.1% represents about 13%, there was a slight increase of 0.4% (although, after having factored in
the effects of seasonal and working patterns this figure stood at -0.2%). On the other hand, the
COMPARED TO 2016 aggregate of other sectors of activity, which represents 5% of demand, experienced a significant
increase of 4.7% year-on-year (4.3% after having factored in the effects of seasonal and working
patterns). As a result, the overall IRE growth was 1.9% (1.8% after having factored in the effects
of seasonal and working patterns).
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OTHER

SECTOR SECTOR SECTORS
DEMAND GROWTH DEMAND GROWTH DEMAND GROWTH
+2.0% +0.4% +4.7%

COMPARED TO 2016 COMPARED TO 2016 COMPARED TO 2016
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
By geographical area, the electricity demand grew with respect to the previous year in most of
INSTALLED POWER
the autonomous communities, noteworthy being increases above 3% in Cantabria, Murcia and CAPACITY IN SPAIN IN
the Balearic Islands. 2017
In relation to the maximum demand figures, the peak of instantaneous power in the peninsular
system was registered on 18 January at 7.50 pm with 41,381 MW, 2.2% higher than the
104,122
maximum figure of the previous year registered on 6 September, but still far from the all-time MW
high of 45,450 MW registered in December 2007.
Regarding the demand coverage, 96.4% of the peninsular demand was covered with domestic
46.3%
production and the remaining 3.6% with energy imported from other countries. It should be RENEWABLE ENERGY
noted that this situation regarding the net import of electricity generation has occurred for the
second consecutive year, following a long trend of more than ten years of net export balance.
Installed power capacity of the entire set of generating facilities in Spain decreased for the
second consecutive year closing the year at 104,122 MW installed, 0.5% less than in 2016
(decrease due mainly to the definitive closure of the 455 MW Santa Maria de Garoña nuclear
power station). Of all the installed power capacity nationally, 46.3% corresponds to renewable
energy facilities and 53.7% to non-renewable technologies.
With regard to electricity generation, renewable energy, conditioned by a notable fall in

hydroelectric production (a fall of 49.1% compared to the previous year), this has reduced its
share in the overall generation on the peninsula to its lowest value in the last five years (33.7%
compared to 40.3% in 2016). This fall in renewables has been replaced by a greater contribution
of non-renewable energy (66.3% compared to 59.7% in 2016), coming mainly from combined
cycle and coal-fired power stations.
By technology, electricity production on the peninsula in 2017 was primarily generated by

nuclear with 22.4% (22.6% in 2016), followed by wind with 19.1% (19% in 2016). Regarding coal,
this increased its share to 17.1% (14.2% in 2016) and combined cycle totalled 13.6% (10.3% in
ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN
2016), while hydro was reduced to 7.4% (14.5% in 2016). The remaining generation was shared SPAIN IN 2017
between cogeneration (11.3%), solar technologies (5.4%) and other (3.7%).
19.1%
MAXIMUM INSTANTANEOUS POWER IN THE WIND ENERGY
SECOND
PENINSULAR SYSTEM IN 2017
SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION
18 JANUARY
ON THE SPANISH PENINSULAR
2017
41,381
MW
+2.2%
EXCEEDING THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S MAXIMUM
FIGURE REGISTERED ON 6 SEPTEMBER 2016
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
10
The CO2 emissions resulting from electricity generation in Spain increased to an estimated
CO2 EMISSIONS RESULTING
FROM ELECTRICITY total of 74.9 million tonnes in 2017, 17.9% higher than the 2016 figure, due primarily to the lower
GENERATION IN 2017 share of renewable energy in the mix. However, it should be noted that despite this increase in
74.9
emissions, the level this year is 33% lower than that registered a decade ago and that more than
half of the electricity generated in 2017 came from sources that produce zero CO2 emissions
(nuclear and renewable).
MILLION TONNES
The volume of Spain’s energy exchange programmes with other countries registered an
increase of 10.4% compared to the previous year. Although exports grew by 7.6% to reach 13,649
GWh, this growth was lower than that registered by imports, which amounted to 22,824 GWh,
+17.9%
12.2% higher than in 2016. As a result, the net balance was as an importer, the same as last
year, with a value of 9,175 GWh, 19.8% higher than in 2016.
COMPARED TO 2016
By interconnection, for yet another year Spain was a net importer of energy from France, and
for a second year running from Portugal. The interconnection with France registered an import
balance of 12,464 GWh (7,806 in 2016) and in the interconnection with Portugal the import
balance was 2,685 GWh (5,084 GWh in 2016). With Andorra and Morocco, the balance was once
again as an exporter with values of 233 GWh and 5,741 GWh respectively.
BALANCE OF SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL ENERGY EXCHANGES 2017 (GWh)
FRANCE
º
ANDORRA
º
12,464
233
PORTUGAL
º
2,685
º
5,741
MOROCCO
EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
11
The electricity transmission grid continued to be developed in 2017, a year in which 147
kilometres of new line and 108 new substation bays were commissioned, and transformer
capacity was increased by 1,210 MVA. With this, at the end of the year the infrastructure of
the Spanish transmission grid stood at 43,930 km of circuit, 5,719 substation bays and a
transformer capacity of 86,654 MVA.
Among the projects currently being developed, noteworthy are the actions carried out in the
interconnection with France due to their importance for the integration of the energy markets.
In this regard, the commissioning of the Arkale phase shifter is important, which will contribute
to favouring the exchange flows with southwestern Europe. Also of importance has been the THE SPANISH ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION GRID
progress made on the project of new interconnection with France across the Bay of Biscay,
whose commissioning is planned for 2025.
The service quality indicators have shown for yet another year the high level of security of
supply and quality of the transmission grid in all systems, being well inside the maximum
147
KILOMETRES OF CIRCUIT
limit value pre-established in the current regulations. Working with provisional data (pending COMMISSIONED IN 2017
auditing), the values corresponding to the Spanish peninsular system in 2017 for Energy Not
43,930
Supplied (ENS) stood at 60 MWh (78 MWh in 2016) and Average Interruption Time (AIT) at 0.13
minutes (0.16 Minutes in 2016).
KILOMETRES OF TOTAL LINE AT
In the Balearic Islands system, these indicators were not as good compared to the previous THE END OF 2017
year, with ENS registering 33 MWh (0.3 MWh in 2016) and an AIT of 2.88 minutes (0.03 minutes
in 2016). On the other hand, in the Canary Islands electricity system, these figures improved
notably by registering an ENS of 47 MWh (457 MWh in 2016) and an AIT of 2.75 minutes (27.45
minutes in 2016).
As for the Availability Rate, which measures the capacity or possibility of use by the system of
the different elements of the transmission grid, the value recorded for the peninsular system
was 98.29% and for the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, 97.85% and 98.12% respectively.
The average final price of energy in the electricity market was 60.6 €/MWh, 25.1% higher than AVERAGE FINAL PRICE
the price in 2016 and the second highest since the all-time high recorded in 2008. Similarly, the OF ELECTRICITY IN THE
ELECTRICITY MARKET IN 2017
final energy contracted in the electricity market (reference supply companies plus free market
60.6
contracting) was 1.1% higher than the previous year.
The combined price of the day-ahead and intraday markets accounted for 88.2% of the final
price, the system ancillary services 3.9%, capacity payments 4.5 and the interruptibility service €/MWh
the remaining 3.4%.
If you compare the impact of the price on the final energy (unserved demand) with that of
last year, there are increases of 31.5% in the day-ahead and intraday market and 6.7% in the
interruptibility service, and decreases of 23.9% in the case of ancillary services and 1.4% in
capacity payments.
+25.1%
COMPARED TO 2016
01
ELECTRICITY
DEMAND
Demand for electricity

in Spain has maintained
the positive trend shown
in the last two years and
has exceeded the rate of
increase registered in 2016.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
14
The demand for electricity in whole of Spain continued its growth trend, which began in 2015,
PENINSULAR ELECTRICITY
DEMAND IN 2017 after the falls suffered during the years of the economic crisis. Specifically, in 2017 it reached
268,140 GWh, which represents a growth of 1.1% year-on- year, an increase of 0.7% compared to
252,740
2016.
GWh With regard to the evolution of the electricity demand in the peninsular electricity system,
which represents just over 94% of the total Spanish demand, it also registered a growth of
1.1% compared to the previous year, totalling 252,740 GWh. In spite of this positive trend, the
peninsular electricity demand is still 4.7% below the all-time high reached in 2008.
+1.1%
COMPARED TO 2016 Evolution of peninsular demand at power station busbars in the last 10 years (TWh)
2017 253
2016 250
2015 248
2014 244
2013 246
2012 252
2011 256
2010 261
2009 253
2008 265
From an economic activity point of view, there has been a variation in the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) of 3.1% with respect to the previous year, this being the third consecutive year in
which there has been a growth in the activity in excess of 3%.
Annual variation of peninsular electricity demand and Spanish GDP (%)
4 3.4 3.3 3.1

2.7
2 1.4
1.1
0 0.0 -1.0 1.7 1.6
-2 0.7 -1.8 -1.7 0.0
-0.1
-3.6 -1.0
-4 -2.9 -2.2
-6 -4.7
-8
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
GDP(1) ADJUSTED DEMAND
(1) Source: INE

01
ELECTRICITY
DEMAND
15
As has been happening since the beginning of the economic recovery, the good performance
VARIATION OF ADJUSTED
of the country’s economic activity has not been reflected in a similar evolution of the electricity PENINSULAR DEMAND
demand. The elasticity between the variation in the gross demand for electricity and GDP was COMPARED TO 2016
0.3, similar to the previous year, which stood at 0.2.
The demand for peninsular electricity, after having factored in seasonal and working patterns,
1.6%
registered a positive variation with respect to the previous year of 1.6%, which contrasts with last
year’s variation which was almost non-existent.
Components of the variation in the yearly peninsular electricity demand (%)
D Demand at Working
Temperature Adjusted
busbars patterns
2008 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.7
2009 -4.7 -0.2 1.1 -5.6
2010 3.1 0.1 0.4 2.7
2011 -1.9 0.1 -1.0 -1.0
2012 -1.4 -0.3 0.7 -1.8
2013 -2.2 0.2 -0.3 -2.2
2014 -1.1 0.0 -1.0 -0.1
2015 2.0 -0.1 0.4 1.7
2016 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.0
2017 1.1 -0.3 -0.2 1.6
The electricity demand in the peninsular electricity system

continued its growth trend, which began in 2015, finishing
2017 with a growth of just over 1%.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
16
The adjusted monthly demand of the peninsular system has been characterised by high
fluctuations in its variation, with increases of more than 4% in the months of January, June and
December and decreases of more than 1% in the months of March, April and September.
Monthly variation in adjusted peninsular demand in 2017 (%)
-2
J F M A M J J A S O N D
% MONTH % ROLLING YEAR
Monthly evolution of maximum temperatures (ºC)
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
HISTORICAL AVERAGE(1) 2016 2017
(1) Average monthly temperature for the period 1989-2013

Source: Prepared by REE using data from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) data.
INFLUENCE OF
TEMPERATURE
ON THE DEMAND From the point of view of the influence of temperature on the demand, in line with what occurred
in the previous three years, throughout 2017 there were warmer temperatures in summer and
milder in winter than those corresponding to the historical average(1). The cooling degree days (2)
were 12.9% lower than the average values and the heating degree days were 44.0% higher than
the average values of the period considered (1989-2013).
43.4% In this respect, throughout 2017 on 43.4% of the days, temperatures were recorded well above
the historical average temperature (3). These days were concentrated in the months of June, July
of the days in and October. On the other hand, only 8.5% of the days of the year saw temperatures below the
2017 registered historical average. These days were mainly concentrated in the months of January, March and
temperatures which the beginning of December.
were much higher than
the historical average
(1) Average maximum daily temperatures in the period 1989-2013.

(2) Cooling degree-days are defined as those days registering temperatures below 19ºC, while heating degree-days are
those above 23ºC.
(3) Days with temperatures greater than the average, plus one times its dispersion, measured through standard deviation.
01
ELECTRICITY
DEMAND
17
Evolution of temperatures compared to historical average (ºC) INFLUENCE OF

TEMPERATURE
ON THE DEMAND
35
30
25
20
-0.2
15
10
5 P.P.
0
contribution of
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE LOWER THAN AVERAGE HISTORICAL AVERAGE(1) temperature to the
(1) Average monthly temperature for the period 1989-2013. growth in demand
Source: Prepared by REE using data from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) data.
Comparison with the previous year shows that 2017 has been warmer than 2016, with 11.8%
more heating degree days and 4.3% less cooling degree days. The combined impact of these
effects, with greater influence on the consumption recorded on the cooling degree days, results
in a negative contribution of temperatures to the growth of demand of 0.2 percentage points
(P.P.).
2017 has been warmer than 2016, with

11.8% more heating degree days and 4.3%
less cooling degree days
COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED TO GROWTH IN MONTHLY DEMAND ON THE PENINSULA (%)
10
8
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
WORKING PATTERNS TEMPERATURE ADJUSTED DEMAND INCREASE IN DEMAND

THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
18
Return to positive variations in the

consumption of large consumers.
The Red Eléctrica Index (IRE) is a leading electricity indicator that shows the evolution of
electricity consumption of companies whose volume of power consumption is medium/high
RED ELÉCTRICA
INDEX (contracted power of over 450 kW). This index is published including data both at a general level
IRE and broken down by activity sector (based on Standard Industryl Classification codes) and is
106.4
available approximately 22 days after the end of the month in question.
In 2017, the overall IRE value was 1.9% higher than in the previous year, bringing the index to
106.4, a value 6.4% higher than the reference year (2010 = 100). After last year when growth was
practically non-existent, there has been a return to growth rates close to 2% in 2017, although at
a lower rate than the growth registered in 2014 and 2015.
+6.4%
COMPARED TO 2010
Composition of the general IRE (%)
+1.9%
COMPARED TO 2016
Industry, 63.1%
Services, 27.2% Primary sector, 1.0%

Extractive, 1.5%
Construction, 1.5%
Other, 9.7%
Energy, water and

waste 5.7%
By large areas of business activity, all have shown a positive variation compared to the previous
year, although spread across a wider range of activities:
— Industryl activities grew 2.0% after — T he services sector experienced a — The grouping of other areas of
the stagnation experienced the slight positive variation (0.4%) after business activity (4) has had a more
previous year. the negative figure for 2016 (-0.6%), dynamic evolution with a growth of
although it did not reach the high 4.7% over the previous year (1.6 p.p.
growth recorded in 2015 (1.4%). up on 2016).
(4) Primary sector. Extractive industry. Energy, water and waste; Construction.
01
ELECTRICITY
DEMAND
19
Annual evolution of the IRE (% year-on-year)
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
GENERAL INDUSTRY SERVICES OTHER
In 2017, the composition of the calendar had a negative impact of 0.3 percentage points on the
evolution of the IRE, mainly due to the fact that the previous year was a leap year. Temperatures,
on the other hand, warmer than those of the previous year, contributed 0.4 p.p. to its evolution.
After factoring in both of these effects, the general index grew 1.8% with respect to the previous
year, which contrasts with the practically non-existent growth registered in 2016.
The effect of temperature on the evolution of consumption was uneven throughout the year.
In the months where cold temperatures had an impact, the negative effects on the IRE were
concentrated together, whereas in the months where heat had an influence, the positive impacts
were more spread out and had a greater influence on the year as a whole.
IRE: variation breakdown in 2017 (%)
Working
IRE Temperature Adjusted
patterns
General 1.9 -0.3 0.4 1.8
Industry 2.0 -0.3 0.1 2.2
Services 0.4 -0.4 1.0 -0.2
Other 4.7 -0.2 0.6 4.3
Temperature has had a slight positive impact of 0.4 p.p.

on the evolution of consumption, although with a uneven
behaviour throughout the year due to the fact that 2017
was warmer than 2016.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
20
Both the industrial sector and services

sector (the two largest groupings of
business activities) have shown a
significant variation spread in their
evolution although both have shown a
certain recovery in consumption levels,
although with different intensities.
The Industrial sector, after the slight decrease of the previous year, has regained momentum to
end the year with an adjusted growth of 2.2%, although with a monthly evolution which showed
growth peaks of 5.0% and 4.6% in the months of March and November, and a decrease of
0.8% in April and in the month of December the evolution indicated the beginning of a possible
slowdown in growth rates.
The Services sector continued its negative evolution although with an adjusted variation of less
intensity than that registered the previous year (-0.2% in 2017 compared to -0.7% in 2016). The
evolution of this sector grouping continues to show high volatility in its monthly variations, with
sharp decreases in the months of April, May and October that have counteracted the positive
evolution of the summer months and the last two months of the year.
Monthly evolution of the adjusted IRE (% year-on-year)
-2
-4
-6
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
2016 2017
GENERAL INDUSTRY SERVICES
ADJUSTED GENERAL INDEX ADJUSTED GENERAL INDEX

INDUSTRY SERVICES
+2.2% -0.2%
01
ELECTRICITY
DEMAND
21
Regarding the trend, the slowdown shown

by the evolution of the IRE during 2016 was
turned around at the beginning of 2017,
leading to a trend showing clear growth
throughout this year.
Already in 2015, the Industrial sector had shown a decline in its growth rates that were
confirmed during 2016. In 2017, on the other hand, there has been an upsurge in the
consumption of this sector that has influenced the general evolution of the index.
The Services sector has continued a downward trend although with a changeable behaviour
throughout 2017. The negative variation registered in late 2016 continued throughout the first
few months of 2017 showing little or no change until the beginning of spring when it experienced
a sharp fall that continued until the beginning of summer when consumption began a recovery
trend; a trend that closed the year close to zero, although still with a negative variation rate.
Monthly trend of the adjusted IRE (% rolling year)
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
GENERAL INDUSTRY SERVICES

THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
22
Higher growth both in the north and east of

the country.
The evolution of the demand by geographical zone oscillated between a maximum growth in
Cantabria of 3.9% and a decrease of 3.7% in Ceuta. In addition, there were declines in demand
in geographically dispersed communities such as Galicia, La Rioja and Madrid to which we can
add Castilla-La Mancha which had zero variation compared to the previous year. The rest of
the autonomous communities experienced a positive variation in demand, noteworthy being
the highest growths in the north (Cantabria, the Basque Country and Navarra) and in the east
(Balearic Islands and Murcia).
Demand per autonomous community and variation compared to the previous

year (GWh and%)
ASTURIAS CANTABRIA BASQUE

0.7% 3.9% COUNTRY
10,583 GWh 4,368 GWh 2.1% NAVARRA
GALICIA 16,543 GWh 2.2%
-0.5% 5,057 GWh
19,858 GWh
LA RIOJA
-1.0%
CASTILLA Y 1,714 GWh ARAGÓN CATALONIA
LEÓN 1.7% 1.6%
0.6% 10,612 GWh 47,652 GWh
14,110 GWh
<-3% MADRID CASTILLA -

-0.7% LA MANCHA
28,768 GWh 0.0%
11,713 GWh BALEARIC
≥-3% TO ISLANDS
≤0% COMUNIDAD 3.4%
VALENCIANA 6,028 GWh
EXTREMADURA 0.6%
2.0% 27,023 GWh
>0% TO 5,068 GWh
≤2%
>2% ANDALUSIA
1.7% MURCIA
40,272 GWh 3.8%
9,400 GWh
CEUTA MELILLA
-3.7% 1.1%
203 GWh 211 GWh
CANARY
ISLANDS
2.1%
8,958 GWh
01
ELECTRICITY
DEMAND
23
The annual maximum value of instantaneous demand on the Spanish peninsula has returned
to the usual situation, with this maximum being registered during the cold months, unlike that
which happened in 2016 when this maximum was registered in the month of September. In
2017, the annual maximum of 41,381 MW was reached on 18 January at 7:50 pm, a value 2.2%
higher than the previous year’s maximum registered on 6 September 2016. Regarding the
summer maximum value, this occurred on 13 July registering a value of 39,536 MW, a value 2.4%
lower than the summer maximum of the previous year.
Nonetheless, the annual maximum value is far from the all-time high for demand registered in
2007, a value that is 4,069 MW higher than the value in 2017. The difference with respect to the
all-time high value for the summer months is much smaller, with the summer maximum for
2017 being 1,782 MW lower than the summer all-time high.
Maximum annual values for instantaneous demand on the Spanish peninsula(1) (MW)
46,000
44,000
42,000
40,000
38,000
36,000
34,000
32,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
WINTER SUMMER
(1)
All-time high 45,450 MW, 17 december 2007 (10:53 am).
MAXIMUM INSTANTANEOUS PENINSULAR DEMAND

IN 2017
18 JANUARY 2017
41,381
MW
+2.2% -9.0%
EXCEEDING THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S MAXIMUM LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS ALL-TIME HIGH
VALUE REGISTERED ON 6 SEPTEMBER 2016 VALUE REGISTERED ON 17 DECEMBER 2007
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
24
The maximum hourly demand for 2017 was also registered on 18 January, from 8:00 pm
to 9:00 pm with a value of 41,015 MWh, 7.3% higher than the winter hourly maximum of the
previous year. Regarding the summer hourly maximum, this took place on 13 July from 1:00 pm
to 2:00 pm and stood at 39,286 MWh, 2.1% less than the summer maximum of 2016.
MAXIMUM HOURLY DEMAND MAXIMUM HOURLY DEMAND

WINTER SUMMER
41,015
MWh
39,286
MWh
+7.3%
COMPARED TO 2016
-2.1%
COMPARED TO 2016
LARGEST CONSUMER IN THE HOUR OF MAXIMUM

HOURLY DEMAND REGISTERED FOR THE YEAR
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
35% 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

01
ELECTRICITY
DEMAND
25
In the hour of maximum hourly demand for the year, the residential sector (5) accounted for
35% of consumption, while the industrial consumption as per the IRE accounted for 19.7%,
large services (IRE) 8.8% and small businesses and services 20%. During the day of peak
consumption, the greatest share of the industrial sector occurred during the early morning,
between 4:00 am and 5:00 am, when it reached a 34.8% share of the total demand (as measured
at power station busbars), while for the large services, the time period with the greatest share
took place between 10:00 am and 7:00 pm when its share, in terms of consumption, was
between 9.6% and 10.5%.
Breakdown of the maximum hourly demand in 2017- January 18th (MWh)
45,000
40,000
35,000 14.2%
30,000
20.0%
25,000
20,000
35.0%
15,000
10,000 2.3%
8.8%
5,000
0 19.7%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
INDUSTRY IRE SERVICES IRE OTHERS IRE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR (1)

OTHER (SMALL BUSINESSES AND SERVICES) TOTAL ENERGY LOSSES TOTAL DEMAND AT BUSBARS
(1)
Hourly profiles applied to the general low voltage electricity tariff with a contracted power equal or less than 10 kW.
Regarding demand coverage, 96.4% of the demand of the peninsular electricity system was
covered by domestic production, while the rest of the generation needed to cover the demand
was imported from other countries, mainly from France. It should be noted that this import
balance situation has occurred for the second consecutive year, while during the period 2003 to
2015 the net balance was as an exporter every year.
(5) Hourly profiles applied to the general low voltage electricity tariff with a contracted power equal or less than 10 kW.
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
Production of renewable
energy decreases
significantly due to the
limited contribution of
hydroelectric energy, while
generation coming from
coal and combined cycle
increases.
Explanatory note: the structure of the energy balance and of the
installed power capacity balance has been modified. In this year’s
report, ‘Pumped storage’ has been included as a concept on its own
and is no longer included in the ‘Hydro’ concept. Similarly, the ‘Waste’
concept has now been broken down into two concepts: ‘Renewable
waste’ and ‘Non-renewable waste’. To standardise the information, data
from previous years has been recalculated.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
28
ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN Electricity generation in the peninsular system, which represents almost 95% of the total
THE PENINSULAR SYSTEM
generation nationwide, has remained virtually unchanged in 2017 standing at 248,424 GWh.
The most significant variations with respect to the previous year were recorded by hydroelectric
248,424
GWh
generation, which fell by 49.1%, while combined cycle and coal-fired generation increased their
production by 31.8% and 21.0%, respectively.
Electricity generation in non-peninsular systems (14,221 GWh) increased 3.2% with respect to
-49.1%
HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION
the previous year, although it should be noted that there was an increase of 13.0% in coal-fired
generation. Also noteworthy is the increase in the production from the hydro-wind power station
located on the island of El Hierro, whose production was 12.7% higher than the previous year.
+31.8%
COMBINED CYCLE Regarding the balance of generation by type of energy, unlike in 2016, renewable energy reduced
its share in the peninsular electricity generation mix to 33.7% (40.3% in 2016), as a result of the
+21.0%
COAL
impact the abnormally low rainfall had on hydroelectric production which registered the lowest
value since 2005. In contrast, non-renewable energy increased its share to 66.3% (59.7% in
2016 ).
Evolution of renewable and non-renewable generation on the Spanish peninsula (%)
ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN
NON-PENINSULAR SYSTEMS 2017 33.7 66.3
2016 40.3 59.7
14,221
2015 36.5 63.5
2014 42.4 57.6
2013 41.9 58.1
GWh
2012 31.6 68.4
2011 32.4 67.6
2010 34.8 65.2
2009 27.6 72.4
+3.2%
2008 21.3 78.7
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
COMPARED TO 2016
RENEWABLE: HYDRO, WIND, SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC, SOLAR THERMAL, RENEWABLE WASTE AND OTHER RENEWABLES.
NON-RENEWABLE: NUCLEAR, COAL, FUEL/GAS, COMBINED CYCLE, COGENERATION, PUMPED STORAGE AND NON-RENEWABLE
+13.0%
COAL
WASTE
SHARE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE PENINSULAR

GENERATION MIX
33.7%
AS A RESULT OF THE
IMPACT THE ABNORMALLY
LOW RAINFALL HAD
ON HYDROELECTRIC
(40.3% IN 2016) PRODUCTION
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
29
National electrical energy balance (1)
Non-peninsular National
Peninsular system
systems total
GWh %17/16 GWh %17/16 GWh %17/16
Hydro 18,361 -49.1 3 -5.5 18,364 -49.0
Pumped storage (2) 2,249 -28.2 - - 2,249 -28.2
Nuclear 55,609 -0.9 - - 55,609 -0.9
Coal 42,593 21.0 2,603 13.0 45,196 20.6
Fuel/gas (3) - - 7,011 3.6 7,011 3.6
Combined cycle (4) 33,855 31.8 3,442 -3.7 37,296 27.5
Hydro-wind - - 20 12.7 20 12.7
Wind 47,498 0.4 399 0.1 47,897 0.4
Solar photovoltaic 7,988 5.4 397 -0.4 8,385 5.1
Solar thermal 5,348 5.5 - - 5,348 5.5
Other renewables (5) 3,603 5.5 11 5.1 3,614 5.5
Cogeneration 28,134 8.7 36 4.2 28,170 8.7
Non-renewable waste 2,459 -0.5 149 9.7 2,608 0.0
Renewable waste 728 12.1 149 9.7 877 11.7
Generation 248,424 0.0 14,221 3.2 262,645 0.1
Pumped storage consumption -3,675 -23.7 - - -3,675 -23.7
Peninsula-Balearic Islands’ link (6) -1,179 -5.7 1,179 -5.7 0 -
International exchange balance (7) 9,171 19.6 - - 9,171 19.6
Demand (b.c.-at power station busbars) 252,740 1.1 15,400 2.5 268,140 1.1
(1) Allocation of generation units based on primary fuel

(2) Pure pumped storage + estimate of mixed pumped storage.
(3) EGeneration from auxiliary generation units is included in the Balearic Islands’ electricity system
(4) Includes operation in open-cycle mode. The Canary Islands’ electricity system uses gas-oil as primary fuel
(5) Includes biogas, biomass, marine energy and geothermal
(6) Positive value: importer balance; negative value: exporter balance.
(7) Positive value: importer balance; negative value: exporter balance. Increment values are not calculated when exchange balances have different signs.

Breakdown of installed power capacity as at 31.12.2017. National Electricity System
Non-peninsular National
Peninsular system
systems total
MW %17/16 MW %17/16 MW %17/16
Hydro 17,030 0.0 2 0.0 17,032 0.0
PUMPED STORAGE 3,329 0.0 - - 3,329 0.0
Nuclear 7,117 -6.0 - - 7,117 -6.0
Coal 9,536 0.0 468 0.0 10,004 0.0
Fuel/gas 0 - 2,490 0.0 2,490 0.0
Combined cycle 24,948 0.0 1,722 0.0 26,670 0.0
Hydro-wind - - 11 0.0 11 0.0
Wind 22,922 0.1 211 35.2 23,132 0.3
Solar photovoltaic 4,439 0.0 247 0.2 4,687 0.0
Solar thermal 2,304 0.0 - - 2,304 0.0
Other renewables (1) 852 0.1 6 0.0 858 0.1
Cogeneration 5,818 -2.8 10 0.0 5,828 -2.8
Non-renewable waste 459 0.0 38 0.0 497 0.0
Renewable waste 123 0.0 38 0.0 162 0.0
Total 98,877 -0.6 5,245 1.1 104,122 -0.5
(1) Includes biogas, biomass, marine energy and geothermal

THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
30
The installed power capacity of the

complete set of electricity generation
facilities in Spain decreased in 2017 for the
second consecutive year.
INSTALLED POWER CAPACITY IN
THE PENINSULAR ELECTRICITY As at 31 December 2017, the complete set of electricity generation facilities in the peninsular
SYSTEM system had fallen slightly compared to the previous year, registering an installed power capacity
of 98,877 MW, 0.6% less than at the end of 2016. This decrease was mainly due to the definitive
98,877
MW
shutdown of the 455 MW Santa Maria de Garoña nuclear power station, a facility that had been
inactive since the end of 2012.
On the other hand, overall installed power capacity in non-peninsular systems increased by 1.1%
by the end of 2017. This growth is mainly due to the substantial increase in 2017 of installed
wind power capacity in the Canary Islands.
-0.6% Installed power capacity in the complete set of generation facilities nationwide, encompassing
COMPARED TO 2016 the peninsular system and non-peninsular systems, decreased for the second consecutive year,
ending 2017 at 104,122 MW, 0.5% less than in 2016. Of the total installed power capacity, 46.3%
corresponds to renewable energy facilities and 53.7% to non-renewable technologies.
Evolution of installed power c apacity on the Spanish peninsula (MW)
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000
HYDRO PUMPED STORAGE NUCLEAR COAL FUEL/GAS COMBINED CYCLE WIND

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR THERMAL OTHER RENEWABLES COGENERATION
NON-RENEWABLE WASTE (1) RENEWABLE WASTE (1)
(1) Power included in Other renewables and Cogeneration until 31/12/2014

Source: National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) on data regarding power from: non-Hydro Management
Unit (UGH), wind, solar photovoltaic, solar thermoelectric, other renewables, cogeneration and waste.
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
31
The minimum coverage index for the

peninsula, defined as the minimum value of
the ratio between the power available in the
system and the peak power demanded from
the system, stood at 1.27 in 2017, a value
below those of the previous seven years.
MINIMUM COVERAGE INDEX FOR THE PENINSULA
1.27
THE LOWEST
VALUE SINCE
2009
Evolution of the minimum coverage index (ICMIN) for the Spanish peninsula
2017 15/11 1.27

2016 16/11 1.30
2015 23/11 1.37
2014 20/10 1.44
2013 2/12 1.43
2012 12/12 1.38
2011 9/11 1.39
2010 11/1 1.34
2009 15/1 1.25
2008 27/11 1.23
0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6
ICmin = Min (Pd/Ps)

ICmin: Minimum coverage index.
Pd: Power available in the system.
Ps: Peak power demanded to the system.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
32
Lower renewable generation in the

peninsular system due to the low
contribution of hydroelectric energy.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
GENERATION IN THE
PENINSULAR SYSTEM The contribution of renewable energy to peninsular electricity generation has registered the
33.7%
lowest figure in the last five years, reducing its share in the electricity generation mix to 33.7%
in 2017, compared to 40.3% in 2016. This notable decrease is a consequence of the impact
the abnormally low rainfall had on hydroelectric production that registered a fall of 49.1% with
respect to the previous year.
The low production of hydroelectric energy has had a direct impact on the peninsular generation
mix, leading to an increase in the need to use power stations that use fossil fuels as a primary
source of energy. These non-renewable facilities have covered the decrease in the production of
hydroelectric energy, mainly through the increase in production from combined cycle and coal-
fired power stations.
Evolution of renewable and non-renewable electricity generation in the peninsular system (GWh)
RENEWABLES NON-RENEWABLES
2017 2017
2016 2016
2015 2015
2014 2014
2013 2013
2012 2012
2011 2011
2010 2010
2009 2009
2008 2008
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000
HYDRO WIND SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR THERMAL PUMPED STORAGE(1) NUCLEAR COAL FUEL/GAS COMBINED CYCLE
OTHER RENEWABLES RENEWABLE WASTE (2) COGENERATION NON-RENEWABLE WASTE (2)
(1) Pure pumped storage + estimate of mixed pumped storage.

(2) Generation included in Other renewables and Cogeneration until 31/12/2014.
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
33
Wind power continues to be the second

source of electricity generation.
Renewable generation in the peninsular system in 2017 fell by 16.5% with respect to the
previous year, standing at 83,526 GWh, a value similar to that registered five years ago.
In general, these variations in renewable generation can be explained by the variability that
characterises this type of energy due to its dependence on weather conditions throughout the
year. The lower renewable generation in 2017 is related, as indicated above, to the significant
decrease in hydroelectric production that has been reduced to practically half of that registered
the previous year due to the abnormally low rainfall registered throughout Spain.
RENEWABLE GENERATION IN
Wind energy generation in the peninsular system in 2017 stood at 47,498 GWh, 0.4% higher THE PENINSULAR SYSTEM
than that registered the previous year. This increase occurred mainly in the last quarter of the
83,526
year, when this technology generated 44.2% more than in the same quarter of 2016. In addition,
wind power continues to be the most relevant renewable technology in the peninsular system,
representing 56.9% of renewables in 2017, a much higher share than the 47.3% it had in 2016. GWh
In line with previous years, noteworthy is the important contribution of wind energy production
in the generation mix, which, with a share of 19.1% of the total production, ranks second behind
nuclear power in the technologies of the complete set of generation facilities in the peninsular
system.
-16.5%
In addition, wind power was the technology that contributed the most to the peninsular COMPARED TO 2016
production in the months of February (24.5%) and December (24.8%). It should also be noted
that wind energy covered 60.7% of the demand at one specific point in time (28 February 3:45
am).
Annual generation mix of renewable energy in the peninsular system in 2017 (%)
WIND HYDRO SOLAR SOLAR OTHER RENEWABLE

PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL RENEWABLES WASTE
56.9% 21.9% 9.6% 6.4% 4.3% 0.9%

THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
34
The great variability of generation from wind power can be seen in the graph below which shows
the maximum and minimum daily coverage by hydro, wind and solar. During 2017, daily wind
power generation had a share in the generation mix that ranged from a minimum of 3.3% on 10
October to a maximum of 44.7% on 27 December.
Maximum and minimum daily coverage on the peninsular in 2017 using hydro, wind
and solar (%)
60
50
40
30
20
10
HYDRO WIND SOLAR
DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM DAILY VALUES OF WIND

POWER IN THE GENERATION MIX
MAXIMUM
44.7%
27 DECEMBER
MINIMUM
3.3%
10 OCTOBER
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
35
Minimum values of hydroelectric

generation were registered in the
peninsular system.
Hydroelectric generation in the peninsular system in 2017 reached 18,361 GWh, representing
a decrease of 49.1% compared to the previous year and registering a share in the peninsular
generation mix of 7.4%, the lowest level since 2005 when its share was 7.2%. In 2017, the total HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION
IN THE PENINSULAR SYSTEM
electricity generated by hydroelectric power stations ranked this technology as the sixth source
of generation, while the previous year it was ranked third with a 14.5% share in the peninsular
18,361
total.
In the comparative chart of peninsular hydroelectric generation 2016-2017, it can be seen that GWh
during every month of 2017 hydroelectric production was lower than both the generation of
2016 and the historical average, calculated based on the production values of the last twenty
years. In addition, in the months of February, April and May, hydroelectric generation on the
Spanish peninsula fell to just over half of that registered in the same months of the previous
year. Also, in the months of May, July, October and November the hydroelectric contribution in
the electricity balance registered all-time lows for those months since monthly records began
-49.1%
COMPARED TO 2016
(January 1990), with shares of 10.1%, 5.6%, 4.1% and 3.9%, respectively. This situation contrasts
with what happened in the previous year, when in April and May hydroelectric generation was
the technology with the largest share in the generation mix with levels of 25.3% and 26.0%,
respectively.
7.4%
SHARE IN THE
PENINSULAR GENERATION
Peninsular hydroelectric generation 2016-2017 compared to average generation (GWh) MIX
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION IN 2016 HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION IN 2017 HISTORICAL AVERAGE(1)
(1) Average monthly hydroelectric generation over the last 20 years.

THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
36
The drop in hydroelectric generation is in line with the producible hydroelectric values (maximum
amount of electricity that can be produced with the registered hydroelectric contributions)
which reached 15,972 GWh in 2017, a value 53.9% lower than that registered in 2016, and 47.3%
lower than the highest annual average value ever recorded. Therefore, we can consider that
2017, overall, has been a dry year as the producible hydroelectric index, defined as the quotient
between the producible energy and the average producible energy, registered a value of 0.5.
Daily producible hydroelectric energy during 2017 compared to the historical average
producible (GWh)
500
400
300
200
100
E F M A M J J A S O N D
WET DRY HISTORICAL AVERAGE PRODUCIBLE PRODUCIBLE 2017
Hydroelectric reserves ended 2017 below

the statistical minimum value.
Throughout 2017, there has been a shortage of rainfall nationwide in Spain that has caused a
decrease in the volume of water stored in the reservoirs. As a result, the hydroelectric reserves
of all peninsular reservoirs stood at 26.3% of their total capacity as at 31 December 2017, 12.9
points below the previous year and below the statistical minimum value (calculated as the ave-
rage of the minimum values of the last twenty years). The level of reserves for 2017 is the lowest
end-of-year level recorded since records began in 1990.
HYDROELECTRIC RESERVES IN THE

COMPLETE SET OF RESERVOIRS
26.3%
OF THEIR TOTAL CAPACITY AS AT
31/12/2017
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
37
Solar photovoltaic facilities of the peninsular system produced 7,988 GWh, representing an
increase of 5.4% compared to 2016 and a 3.2% share in the peninsular generation mix.
With regard to solar thermal in the peninsular system, in 2017, a total of 5,348 GWh was
generated with this technology, which represents an increase of 5.5% over the previous year and
a 2.2% share of the total peninsular production.
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
FACILITIES
Both solar technologies have broken all-time records of annual production, exceeding
the previous maximum values of 7,918 GWh and 5,085 GWh registered in 2013 and 2015,
respectively.
Production from other renewables (biogas, biomass, marine hydro and geothermal) also grew
7,988
GWh
by 5.5% in 2017 compared to the previous year and its share in the peninsular generation mix
stood at 1.5%.
3.2%
SHARE IN THE
MIX
Non-renewable generation increases due
to higher production levels from coal and
combined cycle.
Non-renewable energy in the peninsular system registered a total generation level of
164,898 GWh in 2017, which was 11.1% higher than in 2016. In contrast to the decrease of
8.1% experienced last year, this increase has resulted in a greater share of the total peninsular
generation (6.6 percentage points), reaching a share of 66.3% in 2017 compared to 59.7% in
2016.
Within non-renewable energy, nuclear produced a total of 55,609 GWh in 2017, which was 0.9%
less than the previous year. Despite this decline, for the seventh consecutive year, nuclear power
stations have been the main source of peninsular generation (in 2013, it headed the list along
with wind power). In 2017, nuclear reached a share of 22.4% of the total peninsular generation
(22.6% in 2016).
In 2017, nuclear saw its installed power capacity reduced by 6.0%, due to the definitive shutdown
in November of the 455 MW Santa Maria de Garoña power station located in the province of
Burgos. In this regard, at the end of the year, nuclear power represented 7.2% of all installed
power capacity on the Spanish peninsula, compared to 7.6% in 2016. The last time there was a
decrease registered in installed nuclear power capacity was eleven years ago when the 142 MW
José Cabrera nuclear power station in the province of Guadalajara was shutdown.
The utilisation rate of nuclear power stations was 98.5% (ratio between actual production and
that which could have been produced if the power stations had operated at their rated power
during the whole time they were available).
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
38
Annual generation structure of the peninsular electricity energy 2016 y 2017 (%)
2016 2017
NUCLEAR 22.6 22.4
COAL 14.2 17.1
COMBINED CYCLE 10.3 13.6
COGENERATION 10.3 11.3 2017
2016
PUMPED STORAGE 1.3 0.9
NON-RENEWABLE WASTE 1.0 1.0
WIND 19.0 19.1
HYDRO 14.5 7.4
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC 3.1 3.2
SOLAR THERMAL 2.0 2.2 2016 2017
OTHER RENEWABLES 1.4 1.5 RENEWABLE 40.3 33.7
RENEWABLE WASTE 0.3 0.3 NON-RENEWABLE 59.7 66.3
COAL-FIRED GENERATION IN With regard to coal-fired power stations in the peninsular system, in 2017 these generated
THE PENINSULAR SYSTEM 42,593 GWh, representing 21.0% more than the previous year. This increase took place in the
first half of the year, mainly in the months of April and May, coinciding with the lowest levels of
42,593
hydroelectric generation. In the months of January, April and June coal-fired generation doubled
and in the month of May it tripled, in all cases with respect to the same month of the previous
GWh year.
It is worth highlighting that in June and November coal was the technology with the largest share
in the monthly generation mix, with 20.5% and 21.6% respectively. In the annual calculation,
coal-fired power stations were the third source of electricity production in 2017, with an increase
+21% of 2.9 percentage points in their share in the peninsular generation mix, going from 14.2% in
2016 to 17.1% of 2017
COMPARED TO 2016
The utilisation rate of coal-fired power stations during 2017 stood at 56.9%, compared to 48.5%
17.1% the previous year.
SHARE IN THE
MIX
Coal-fired power stations were the third
source of electricity production in 2017,
with an increase of 2.9 percentage points
in their share in the peninsular generation
mix
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
39
Utilisation coefficient of peninsular thermal power stations (1) (%) COMBINED CYCLE GENERATION
IN THE PENINSULAR SYSTEM
33,855
100
80
60 GWh
40
20
2008 2009
NUCLEAR COAL COMBINED CYCLE

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
+31.8%
COMPARED TO 2016
(1) The utilisation coefficient is the quotient between actual production and the available production or maximum production
13.6%
that the power station could.
SHARE IN THE
MIX
Combined cycle production in the peninsular system grew for the third consecutive year,
reaching 33,855 GWh, which has meant an increase of 31.8%, making it the technology with the
highest growth registered in the peninsular system in 2017. In January and in the months from
June to September 2017, combined cycle power stations generated over 50% more electricity
than in the same months of the previous year.
The increase in the level of generation coming from combined cycle on the Spanish peninsula
has meant a growth of of 3.3 percentage points in the overall generation mix, reaching a share of
13.6% in 2017 (10.3% in 2016). However, this share is still far from the generation levels for this
technology registered in 2008, 2009 and 2010, when it led the annual generation balance with
percentages of 31.8%, 28.9% and 23.0% respectively. The utilisation rate of this technology in
2017 reached 16.7% (13% in 2016).
In January, and in the months of June

to September 2017, combined cycle
power stations generated over 50% more
electricity than in the same months of the
previous year.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
40
Electricity generation in non-peninsular

systems increases for the third consecutive
year.
The annual production of electricity in all non-peninsular systems in 2017 reached 14,221 GWh,
3.2% higher than the previous year. This growth has occurred for the third consecutive year and
is the highest increase since records began for non-peninsular data. By system, the Balearic
Islands, Canary Islands and Melilla grew 5.8%, 2.1% and 1.1% respectively, while in Ceuta it fell by
3.7%.
The electricity produced in the Balearic Islands system has also been growing for the last three
years, reaching a total of 4,849 GWh in 2017, 5.8% more than the previous year. The coal-fired
power stations, which have increased their production by 13.0%, represent the technology with
the highest share in the generation mix of this system. In 2017, these power stations produced
more than half of the generation in the Balearic Islands, 53.7% of the total (50.3% in 2016).
In contrast, combined cycle power stations in the Balearic Islands reduced their production
for the second year in a row, with decreases of 33.0% in 2016 and 21.4% in 2017. These power
stations, despite being the technology with the highest amount of installed power capacity,
37.5% of the total, ranked fourth in the generation mix with a share of 8.8% in 2017.
ANNUAL ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION IN THE NON-PENINSULAR SYSTEMS
14,221
GWh
+5.8% +2.1% +1.1% -3.7%

BALEARIC ISLANDS CANARY ISLANDS MELILLA CEUTA
+3.2%
COMPARED TO 2016
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
41
The energy transferred from the Peninsula ENERGY EXCHANGE BETWEEN

THE SPANISH PENINSULA AND
THE BALEARIC ISLANDS
continues to play an important role in the

coverage of the demand on the Balearic -5.7%
COMPARED TO 2016
Islands.
With regard to the Spanish Peninsula-Balearic Islands link, during 2017 the amount of electrical
energy coming from the Peninsula was reduced by 5.7%. This decrease in incoming energy
occurred mainly during the first half of the year.
Nevertheless, the energy transferred from the Peninsula continues to play a significant role
in the coverage of demand on the Balearic Islands, as it had a 19.6% share in 2017, reaching
peaks that exceeded 35% of hourly consumption. This has meant a saving of 29% in the cost
19.6%
OF THE DEMAND ON THE
of coverage of the Balearic Islands system and has avoided the emission of around 350,000 BALEARIC ISLANDS COVERED
tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere in the Balearic Islands USING ENERGY TRANSFERRED
FROM THE PENINSULA
Evolution of demand coverage in the Balearic Islands (GWh)
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000
COAL DIESEL ENGINES GAS TURBINE COMBINED CYCLE(1) AUXILIARY GENERATION(2) WIND
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC OTHER RENEWABLES COGENERATION NON-RENEWABLE WASTE (3)
RENEWABLE WASTE (3) PENINSULA-BALEARIC ISLANDS’ LINK(4)
(1) Includes operation in open cycle mode.

(2) Emergency generators installed temporarily in specific zones to cover a deficit in generation.
(3) Generation included in Other renewables and Cogeneration until 31/12/2014.
(4) Peninsula-Balearic Islands’ link working at minimum technical level until 31/08/2012.

THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
42
Installed wind power capacity in the Canary

Islands in 2017 increased by 36.1%.
Electricity production in the Canary Islands electricity system has continued the growth trend
ENERGY PRODUCTION IN THE
CANARY ISLANDS ELECTRICITY of the previous three years, reaching 8,958 GWh in 2017, 2.1% more than the previous year.
SYSTEM The increase in generation in 2017 was mainly concentrated in gas and steam turbines, whose
generation grew 13.6% and 5.5%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
8,958
GWh
Combined cycle is the technology with the most installed power capacity in the Canary Islands
electricity system, 31.0% of the total at the end of 2017. Similarly, for seven consecutive years
it has been the main source in the generation mix of the Canary Islands with a 33.7% share in
2017. This is followed by generation with steam turbine and diesel engines whose share of the
generation in 2017 of these islands was 29.9% and 25.1%, respectively.
+2.1%
COMPARED TO 2016
Evolution of demand coverage in the Canary Islands (GWh)
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000
DIESEL ENGINES GAS TURBINE STEAM TURBINES COMBINED CYCLE AUXILIARY GENERATION
(1) (2)
HYDRO-WIND WIND SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC OTHER RENEWABLES
(1) Includes operation in open cycle mode. Uses gas-oil as primary fuel.
(2) Emergency generators installed temporarily in specific zones to cover a deficit in generation.
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
43
New all-time high regarding the integration of

renewable energy on the island of El Hierro.
In the Canary Islands electricity system, generation from renewable sources represented 7.8% of
the total generation in 2017, at certain times registering levels of 34% in Gran Canaria and 35% in
La Palma, which are particularly challenging values in small isolated electricity systems.
Red Eléctrica has continued to work in conjunction with the Gorona del Viento facility in order
to increase the use of renewables in the coverage of the electricity demand on the island of El
Hierro by applying a process of continuous improvement .In addition to guaranteeing the security
of the system, the progress made has allowed the hydro-wind power station to operate regularly
throughout 2017, producing 12.7% more than the previous year, and also reach new records
regarding the integration of renewable energy. As a result, the monthly renewable integration in
this island system in July accounted for almost 80% and reached an overall share of 46.5% for
the year as a whole. Similarly, it should be noted that demand coverage on this island was 100%
renewable for eight consecutive days in June and for almost 900 hours throughout the year.
MAXIMUM INSTANTANEOUS ISLAND OF ‘EL HIERRO’

RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY GENERATION GORONA DEL VIENTO HYDRO-WIND
IN THE CANARY ISLANDS 2017 POWER STATION
34% 35% +12.7%

GRAN CANARIA LA PALMA PRODUCTION COMPARED TO 2016
The demand for electricity on the island

of El Hierro was co vered with 100%
renewable energy for eight consecutive
days.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
44
The Soria-Chira pumped-storage

hydroelectric power station will allow
greater development and use of renewable
energy in the island of Gran Canaria.
Red Eléctrica Infraestructuras en Canarias (REINCAN), a subsidiary created in 2015 by Red
Eléctrica, maintains the objective of promoting energy storage projects in the Canary Islands.
These projects will serve as tools for the system operator to guarantee supply, improve system
security and optimise the integration of renewable energy in the islands.
In this regard, the construction of the pumped-storage hydroelectric power station between the
reservoirs of Soria and Chira, which has an investment of 320 million euros, is an essential tool
to progress towards the sustainability of the new energy model in the Canary Islands and will
enable the further development of renewable energy technologies on the island of Gran Canaria,
allowing full advantage to be taken of this type of energy.
Moreover, when faced with demand peaks or certain situations of lack of generation, this facility
will be a key element in order to reduce the vulnerability of small electrically isolated systems,
such as that of the island of Gran Canaria.
The first steps taken regarding this project commenced in 2016 with the administrative
permitting process and the public information period after the Governing Council of the Canary
Islands had declared the construction of this pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in
Gran Canaria a project of strategic interest.
In 2017, the permitting process was requested in order to begin the exploratory drilling and
excavation works. These works, that will be conducted at different depths, are being carried out
in order to have an in-depth knowledge of the geological and geotechnical characteristics of
the terrain where the facility is to be constructed; and specific tests will also be carried out to
optimise the design of the caverns where the power station and the substation are to be housed.
In addition, in relation to the desalination plant associated to the project, a seawater pumping
test will be carried out to study the permeability of the land.
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
45
The CO2 emissions resulting from electricity

generation nationwide increased due to
the lower share of renewable energy in the
generation mix.
The make-up of the generation mix determines the variations in CO2 emissions associated with
the generation of electricity. Thus, the lower renewable generation in 2017 has been offset by
higher production using combined cycle and coal-fired power stations, which has resulted in an
increase in CO2 emissions of 17.9% over the previous year. Therefore, the CO2 emissions of the
Spanish electricity system in 2017 reached 74.9 million tonnes, of which 57.3% is associated with
coal-fired production and 20.1% related to combined cycle.
CO2 emissions and emission factor associated to national electricity generation (1)
tCO2 tCO2/MWh
MILLIONS
160 0.40
140 0.35
120 0.30
100 0.25
80 0.20
60 0.15
40 0.10
20 0.05
0 0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
COAL FUEL/GAS COMBINED CYCLE RENEWABLE THERMAL COGENERATION WASTE

EMISSION FACTOR (T CO2/MWh)
(1) Includes Spanish Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
46
Castilla y León continues to be the

autonomous community with the greatest
share of renewable energy generated
nationwide.
By autonomous community, in 2017 the most relevant aspects of electricity generation are the
following:
GREATEST SHARE OF — Catalonia is the community that generated the most energy during 2017, a total of 44,852
ELECTRICITY GENERATED
NATIONWIDE GWh, a value that represents 17.1% of national production. Most of this generation is of non-
renewable origin, 83.6% (54.0% nuclear facilities and 17.6% combined cycle).
17.1% — Murcia is the autonomous community with the greatest increase in generation in 2017, 64.3%
higher than in 2016. This growth was due to an increase of 209.2% in generation coming from
CATALONIA combined cycle power stations, which represents the greatest share in Murcia’s generation mix,
52.9% of the total.
GREATEST INCREASE IN — On the other hand, the largest fall in production took place in Castilla y León, with a fall of
GENERATION
20.7% compared to the previous year. This decrease is mainly explained as a result of the
reduction of 63.1% of its hydroelectric production, which represents 16.3% of the generation of
+64.3% this autonomous community.
— Despite the decline in generation, Castilla y León continues to record the highest production
MURCIA of hydroelectric and wind energy, which again places it, for yet another year, as the autonomous
community with the greatest volume of renewable generation, 19.3% of the total renewable
energy nationwide. Similarly, it is the autonomous community with the greatest share of
GREATEST SHARE OF renewables in its generation mix, 64.1% in 2017.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
GENERATED NATIONWIDE
— During 2017, eight autonomous communities have generated more electricity than they have
19.3% consumed, among which noteworthy is Extremadura, where the energy generated has been
four times higher than its demand. This is followed by Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and La
Rioja, which produce almost twice the amount they need to satisfy their demand.
CASTILLA
— Among the communities with greater energy dependence, the Community of Madrid ranks
Y LEÓN first, generating only 4.3% of its demand. The Basque Country and Cantabria are the least
dependent, generating 34.9% and 44.7% of their demand respectively.
— In relation to installed power capacity, the most significant changes in 2017 were in Castilla
y León with a 3.3% reduction due to the definitive shutdown of the 455 MW Santa María de
Garoña power station, and in Canary Islands where there has been an increase of 2.0% due to the
increase of 55 MW of wind power.
02
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
47
Generation/Demand ratio (%) and generation (GWh) in 2017 by autonomous community
BASQUE
COUNTRY
ASTURIAS CANTABRIA 34.9%
132.4% 44.7% 5,773 GWh
14,008 GWh 1,951 GWh
GALICIA
132.8% NAVARRA
26,369 GWh 118.2%
LA RIOJA 5,975 GWh
CASTILLA Y CATALONIA
174.5%
LEÓN 94.1%
2,991 GWh ARAGÓN
179.7% 44,852 GWh
25,360 GWh 156.4%
16,600 GWh
MADRID
4.3%
1,223 GWh
CASTILLA LA BALEARIC
MANCHA COMUNIDAD
EXTREMADURA ISLANDS
183.1% VALENCIANA
418.1% 80.4%
21,441 GWh 63.3%
21,185 GWh 4,849 GWh
17,107 GWh
MURCIA
69.3%
6,513 GWh
ANDALUSIA
92.1%
37,076 GWh <50%
50-
99%
100-
CEUTA 199%
100% MELILLA
203 GWh 100%
≥200%
211 GWh
CANARY
ISLANDS
100%
8,958 GWh
03
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGES
For the second consecutive

year, Spain’s electricity
exchange programmes with
other countries closed 2017
with an import balance.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
50
The volume of energy scheduled through interconnections totalled 36,473 GWh, 10.4% higher
INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICITY
EXCHANGES IN 2017 than in 2016. A total of 13,649 GWh were scheduled for export (7.6% more than the previous
IMPORT BALANCE year) and 22,824 GWh were imported (12.2% higher than 2016). As in the previous year, the net
balance is again as an importer with a value of 9,175 GWh, 19.8% higher than in 2016.
9,175
GWh Annual evolution of scheduled international energy exchanges (GWh)
25,000 IMPORT
+19.8%
20,000
15,000
COMPARED TO 2016
10,000
5,000
22,824 -5,000
-10,000
GWh IN IMPORT
PROGRAMMES -15,000
-20,000 EXPORT
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
PORTUGAL MOROCCO FRANCE ANDORRA BALANCE
+12.2%
COMPARED TO 2016
In 2017, the net monthly balance of energy exchanges scheduled in the Spanish interconnections
was as an importer, except for the months of January, November and December. The maximum
net importer balance occurred in the month of August (1,826 GWh).
13,649 Monthly evolution of scheduled international energy exchanges 2017 (GWh)

GWh IN EXPORT
PROGRAMMES
3,000 IMPORT
2,500
2,000
1,500
+7.6% 1,000
500
COMPARED TO 2016 0
-500
-1,000
-1,500
-2,000 EXPORT
PORTUGAL MOROCCO FRANCE ANDORRA BALANCE

03
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGES
51
Scheduled energy exchanges by interconnection 2017 (TWh)
FRANCE
º
4.6
ANDORRA
º
17.1
º
0.2
TOTAL SPAIN
EXPORTS
º º
13.6 BALANCE
º 9.2
IMPORTS
3.1
22.8
PORTUGAL 5.7 º
º
5.7
MOROCCO
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
52
FRANCE
The annual balance of electricity exchanges through the interconnection with France was as
ENERGY EXCHANGES WITH
FRANCE an importer with a total of 12,465 GWh, 59.7% higher than in 2016. Import programmes totalled
IMPORT BALANCE 17,066 GWh, 28.4% higher than the previous year, while exports decreased to 4,601 GWh, a
12,465
decrease of 16.1% on last year’s value. Except for January and November, all monthly net
balances were registered with importer values.
GWh
Exchange capacity and net balance of scheduled exchanges at the interconnection

with France 2017 (MW/MWh)
+59.7% 4,000
COMPARED TO 2016
3,000
2,000
1,000
17,066 -1,000
0
GWh IN IMPORT
PROGRAMMES -2,000
-3,000
-4,000
+28.4% IMPORT CAPACITY (MW) EXPORT CAPACITY (MW) BALANCE FRANCE (MWh)
COMPARED TO 2016
2017 registered a high level of utilisation

4,601 of this interconnection with it being
GWh IN EXPORT
PROGRAMMES congested most of the time in the direction
from France to Spain (53% of the hours).
-16.1%
COMPARED TO 2016
03
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGES
53
Regarding the use of exchange capacity in the interconnection with France, from March to
September, the interconnection was congested mainly in an import direction, occurring on 67% CONGESTION IN THE
INTERCONEXTION WITH FRANCE
of the days with an exchange capacity utilisation rate in excess of 95%. In January, the utilisation WAS IN THE IMPORT DIRECTION
rate was mainly in an export direction, primarily due to the more complex situation in the French FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN MONTHS
electricity system regarding coverage which, among other causes, was brought about by various
situations in which France’s nuclear power was not available.
It can also be observed that from November to mid-December, the balance of the
67%
OF THE DAYS WITH A UTILISATION
RATE IN EXCESS OF
interconnection was that of an exporter (54%).
Utilization rate of exchange capacity at the interconnection with France 2017 (%) 95%
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
IMPORT EXPORT
In January the high non-availability of French nuclear power caused the exchange balances in
the interconnection with France to be that of an exporter almost every day, except on weekends.
Effects of french nuclear non-availability In exchanges at the interconnection with France

January 2017 (GWh)
80 IMPORT
60
40
20
-20
-40
-60
EXPORT
JAN. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
WORKING DAYS WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS BALANCE

THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
54
If we compare the evolution of the day-ahead market prices in France and Spain with the
behaviour of renewable generation in Spain over the last two years, it can be seen that when
renewable generation in Spain is high, the price differentials with France are lower.
On the other hand, in the final months of 2016 and in January 2017, the French electricity
system registered high day-ahead market prices due to situations arising from the non-
availability French nuclear power stations, which led to an increase in the energy export
programmes from the Spanish system and a higher rate of utilisation of non-renewable
generation in Spain.
Renewable generation in Spain and day-ahead market prices (GWh/€MWh)
12,000 90
10,000 75
8,000 60
6,000 45
4,000 30
2,000 15
0 0
2016 2017
WIND (GWh) SOLAR (GWh) HYDRO (GWh) PRICE IN SPAIN (€/MWh) PRICE IN FRANCE (€/MWh)
In 2017, the low level of hydroelectric

production and lower wind energy led to a
reduced share of renewable energy in the
generation mix of the day-ahead market
and, as a result, higher price differentials
were recorded between the electricity
systems of France and Spain.
03
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGES
55
Wind energy production influences prices and determines the exchange direction. Thus, in the
month of March, when there were low levels of wind energy production in Spain, the balance of
exchange programmes with France was as an importer, while the balance becomes mainly as an
exporter when there are high levels of wind energy production.
Net balance of scheduled exchanges in the interconnection and wind power

generation in Spain (8 march - 21 march 2017) (MWh)
4,000 IMPORT 16,000

3,000 12,000
2,000 8,000
1,000 4,000
0 0
-1,000 -4,000
-2,000 -8,000
-3,000 EXPORT -12,000
8M 9M 10M 11M 12M 13M 14M 15M 16M 17M 18M 19M 20M 21M
BALANCE FRANCE WIND POWER SPAIN
Regarding the level of utilisation of exchange capacity in the daily horizon, a high rate of
utilisation of this interconnection was registered. Thus, in two out of every three hours (65.9%) it
was congested in the direction France to Spain, with an average price difference of 13.3 €/MWh;
in 9.4% of the hours it was congested in the direction Spain to France, with an average price
difference of 15.8 €/MWh, and in the remaining 24.7% of hours there was no congestion in this
interconnection.
The 12th and 20th of February and 9th of December are the only days of the year in which
the interconnection with France was not congested at all. 76% of the days of the year have
registered congestion for more than 12 hours.
Hours with congestion and without congestion in the interconnection with France in 2017 (%)
HOURS WITHOUT HOURS WITH CONGESTION HOURS WITH CONGESTION

CONGESTION F>S S>F
24.7% 65.9% 9.4%

THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
56
The levels of congestion for the utilisation of exchange capacity in the daily horizon were greater
every month in the direction France to Spain, except in January and November, months in which
the prices in Spain were lower than those in France.
The average price differential in absolute terms was equal to 10.2 €/MWh in 2017.
Hours with and without congestion at the interconnection with france and the
difference in prices of the day-ahead market 2017 (% y €/MWh)
100 20
90 18
80 16
70 14
60 12
50 10
40 8
30 6
20 4
10 2
0 0
HOURS WITHOUT CONGESTION HOURS WITH CONGESTION S>F HOURS WITH CONGESTION F>S
PRICE IN SPAIN - PRICE FRANCE (€/MWh)
Congestion revenues (or congestion rents) generated in 2017 in this interconnection totalled
CONGESTION REVENUES FOR
THE INTERCONNECTION 220 million euros (182 million as an importer and 38 million as an exporter), 50% of this total
SPAIN – FRANCE corresponds to the Spanish electricity system. This value exceeds the congestion revenues
220
generated in 2016 by 6.5%. Congestion revenues are earmarked to help reduce electricity
system costs.
MILLION EUROS
Regarding the prices resulting from the exchange capacity auctions, the marginal price of the
º annual capacity auction for 2017 in the direction Spain>France was equal to 2.46 €/MW, 211%
higher than the price of capacity in the annual auction for 2016 (0.79 €/MW). In the direction
France>Spain, the resulting marginal price was equal to 8.10 €/MW, which represents a decrease
of almost 37% with respect to that registered in that direction of flow in the annual auction for
182
2016 (12.78 €/MW).
MILLION EUROS IN AN The maximum price of allocated capacity in monthly auctions was registered in July, in the
IMPORT DIRECTION direction France>Spain with a value of 16.92 €/MW. In the Spain>France direction, the maximum
price was reached in December with 5.66 €/MW.
º
38
Cross-border balancing services, managed via the BALIT platform, have enabled 38 GWh of
balancing energy to be scheduled for import and 302 GWh for export at this border.
This year, compared to 2016, it was even more necessary for the electricity system operators
in Spain and France to apply coordinated counter-trading actions (exchange programmes, in
MILLION EUROS IN AN
a counter direction, in order to guarantee already established commercial programmes when
EXPORT DIRECTION
faced with reductions in capacity), for a total value of 406 GWh, much higher than the 28 GWh
scheduled for the previous year.
03
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGES
57
PORTUGAL
The annual balance of the electricity exchanges scheduled in the interconnection with Portugal ENERGY EXCHANGES WITH
was again as an importer, with a value of 2,685 GWh, compared to 5,084 GWh in 2016. The PORTUGAL
IMPORT BALANCE
import programmes have reached a figure of 5,756 GWh, with a reduction of 18.4% compared to
2,685
the previous year, while exports reached 3,071 GWh, 55.7% higher than last year.
GWh

with Portugal 2017 (MW/MWh)
4,000
-47.2%
COMPARED TO 2016
3,000
2,000
1,000
-1,000
-2,000
5,756
GWh IN IMPORT
-3,000
PROGRAMMES
-4,000
IMPORT CAPACITY (MW) EXPORT CAP (MW) BALANCE PORTUGAL (MWh)
-18.4%
COMPARED TO 2016
The net balance of programmes has been as an importer every month, except in October and
December. In the year as a whole, 3,653 hours registered an export balance, with October being the
month with the highest number of hours with an export balance (551 hours). Portugal has reduced
the energy export capacity from Spain (Spain>Portugal) by a significant number of hours in order
to integrate the maximum amount of wind energy generated in Portugal into its system.
3,071
Regarding the final daily utilisation rate of the exchange capacity, in this interconnection there GWh IN EXPORT
were no days when there was congestion throughout the whole 24-hour period. The maximum PROGRAMMES
utilisation rate of the exchange capacity, in both the import and export direction, was 87%.
Utilization rate of exchange capacity at the interconnection with Portugal 2017 (%)
+55.7%
COMPARED TO 2016
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
IMPORT EXPORT
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
58
The import balances are largely due to the high wind energy generation in Portugal, which
ended the year with a producible wind power index of 0.97 (1). February and August, months in
which the highest import balances were registered, are also the months in which the highest
producible hydroelectric indexes were observed in the Portuguese system (1.07 and 0.99,
respectively). However, the annual producible hydroelectric value corresponds to a dry year
(0.47), registering minimum values in October and November.
Both hydroelectric and wind energy production significantly influence the results of the balances
of scheduled exchanges in the interconnection with Portugal. For example, it can be seen that
in a month with a high wind and hydroelectric production in the Portuguese system, the balance
is as an importer, while in months with low production it is as an exporter, or with a low importer
balance.
Balance of scheduled exchanges at the interconnection with Portugal and wind power
generation in Portugal. February 2017 (MWh)
6,000 IMPORT
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
-1,000
-2,000 EXPORT
FEB, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
BALANCE PORTUGAL WIND POWER GENERATION PORTUGAL WIND + HYDRO GENERATION PORTUGAL
In the daily horizon, the coupling rates registered in the interconnection with Portugal in 2017
PERCENTAGE OF HOURS WITH
CONGESTION were high, resulting in a percentage of hours with congestion of less than 10% in the day-
ahead market. Consequently, the prices in both systems were very similar, with the hourly price
differential in absolute terms being less than 0.4 €/MWh.
LESS Hours with congestion and without congestion in the interconnection with Portugal in
2017 (%)
THAN
10%
HOURS WITHOUT HOURS WITH CONGESTION HOURS WITH CONGESTION
CONGESTION P>S S>P
93.3% 2.2% 4.5%

(1) Source: REN (http://www,centrodeinformacao,ren,pt/PT/InformacaoExploracao/Paginas/EstatisticaMensal,aspx)
03
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGES
59
In the graph below, showing the monthly evolution, it can be seen how May was the month with
the highest coupling rate, while December registered the highest percentage of hours with
congestion, almost 18% of the total number of hours of the month.
Monthly congestion levels at the Spain – Portugal interconnection 2017 (% and €/MWh)
100 4.0
90 3.6
80 3.2
70 2.8
60 2.4
50 2.0
40 1.6
30 1.2
20 0.8
10 0.4
0 0
HOURS WITHOUT CONGESTION HOURS WITH CONGESTION S>P HOURS WITH CONGESTION P>S
HOURS WITH CONGESTION PORTUGAL ∂ SPAIN (€/MWh)
Congestion revenues reached five million euros, with 97% coming from the day-ahead market CONGESTION REVENUES IN THE
INTERCONNECTION
and the remaining 3% from the intraday market. 50% of this amount corresponds to the Spanish SPAIN - PORTUGAL
electricity system.
The management of the cross-border balancing services have enabled 39 GWh of balancing
energy to be scheduled for import and 156 GWh for export at this interconnection.
5
MILLION EUROS
In 2017 it was necessary to apply coordinated counter-trading actions for a total value of 2,139
MWh, which were scheduled only in the import direction.
97%
DAY-AHEAD MARKET
Hydroelectric and wind energy production

have a very important influence on the
balances scheduled in the interconnection
with Portugal.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
60
MOROCCO
The annual balance of the electricity exchanges scheduled in the interconnection with Morocco
ENERGY EXCHANGES
WITH MOROCCO was as an exporter, with a value of 5,741 GWh, representing an increase of 15.9% compared to
EXPORT BALANCE 2016. The average utilisation rate of the exchange capacity of this interconnection in the export
5,741
direction was 77%, a value that exceeds the utilisation rate of the previous year by 3 percentage
points.
GWh
The reductions in the exchange capacity at this interconnection were due to the non-availability
of one of the two links of this interconnection.
+15.9% with Morocco 2017 (MW/MWh)
COMPARED TO 2016
800 IMPORT
600
400
200
-200
-400
-600
-800
-1,000
-1,200 EXPORT
IMPORT CAPACITY (MW) EXPORT CAPACITY (MW) BALANCE MOROCCO (MWh)

03
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGES
61
ANDORRA
The annual balance of the electricity exchanges scheduled in the interconnection with Andorra ENERGY EXCHANGES
was as an exporter, with a value of 233 GWh, representing a reduction of 16.4% with respect to WITH ANDORRA
EXPORT BALANCE
2016. The average utilisation rate of the exchange capacity of this interconnection in the export
233
direction was 22%.
GWh

with Andorra 2017 (MW/MWh) -16.4%
COMPARED TO 2016
150 IMPORT
100
50
-50
-100
-150
-200 EXPORT
IMPORT CAPACITY (MW) EXPORT CAPACITY (MW) BALANCE ANDORRA (MWh)

04
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION
The electricity transmission

grid maintains its
sustainable growth trend
to guarantee the quality of
service and the security of
electricity supply.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
64
The electricity transmission grid in Spain has continued to develop with the commissioning of
facilities that strengthen grid reliability, promote the evacuation of renewable energy and support
interconnections between electricity systems, with the core objective of guaranteeing security
of supply. During 2017, 147 kilometres of circuit and 108 substation bays were commissioned,
which means the total length of the national grid at the end of the year was 43,930 kilometres of
circuit and there were 5,719 substation bays. In addition, the transformer capacity increased by
1,210 MVA, bringing the total installed national transformer capacity to 86,654 MVA.
TRANSMISSION GRID
NEW CIRCUIT
COMMISSIONED IN 2017
147
Facilities in the electricity transmission grid in Spain
400 kV ≤220 kV
Balearic Canary Total
Peninsula Peninsula
TRANSMISSION GRID Islands Islands
TOTAL LENGTH OF THE Total lines (km) 21,728 19,039 1,808 1,355 43,930
NATIONAL GRID
Overhead lines (km) 21,611 18,264 1,089 1,080 42,045
Submarine cable (km) 29 236 540 30 835
Underground cable (km) 88 539 179 245 1,051
Transformer capacity (MVA) 80,208 613 3,273 2,560 86,654
Provisional data pending audit (currently underway).

Accumulated data for kilometres of circuit and on transformer capacity as at 31 December, 2017.
43,930
Evolution of the electricity transmission grid in Spain (km of circuit)
5,719
25,000 42,115 42,710 43,127 43,784 43,930
20,000
SUBSTATION BAYS
15,000
10,000
5,000
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (1)
PENINSULA 400kV PENINSULA ≤ 220kV BALEARIC ISLANDS ≤ 220kV CANARY ISLANDS ≤ 220kV
(1) Provisional data pending audit (currently underway).

04
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION
65
Among the projects carried out in 2017, the following are noteworthy based on their geographical
area:
Andalusia: work continued Aragón: the 220 kV Balearic Islands: work Canary Islands: work
to increase the capacity Mequinenza-Ribarroja line continued on the meshing continued regarding the
of a sizeable part of this was commissioned after its of the transmission grid infrastructure improvement
region’s 220 kV grid, seeking power capacity had been in order to improve the plan on the Canary Islands,
to reduce the overloads that increased. The objective security and quality of the in order to increase the
have been occurring, and of this development is to electricity supply. In 2017, reliability of existing
therefore the consequent re- improve the possibilities the enlargement of the facilities. Similarly, the
despatching of generation of evacuating generation Llucmajor 66-kV substation 132/66 kV La Oliva, 132/66
that is necessary to from renewable sources was commissioned, which kV Puerto del Rosario and
eliminate them. The lines while increasing the quality, included the installation of a 132 kV Matas Blancas gas-
affected were: the 220 reliability and security of coupling switch, with the aim insulated substations were
kV Don Rodrigo-Quintos supply. On the other hand, of adapting the substation to commissioned, key actions
line, the 220 kV Rocío- the 400 kV to 220 kV grid in the operating procedures. for improving security of
Torrearenillas line and the Escatrón was strengthened supply on the island of
220 kV Alcores-Gazules line. with the commissioning of Fuerteventura.
a 400/220 kV step-down
transformer unit. Lastly,
in order to improve the
control of voltage levels, a
400-kV reactor has been
commissioned in Magallón.
Castilla y León: Construction Catalonia: strengthening Castilla La Mancha: Extremadura: work has
work continued on the of the transmission grid in the meshing of the continued on the 220 kV J.M.
400 kV Tordesillas- the Barcelona metropolitan Campanario 400 kV Oriol-Los Arenales-Trujillo
Galapagar-San Sebastian area continued, with the substation was completed axis, and the administrative
de los Reyes (SUMA) axis increasing of the power by commissioning the permitting procedures
to improve grid meshing capacity of the 220-kV first circuit of the 400 kV have continued for two new
between Castilla y León double circuit line between Ayora-Campanario line. With substations: Cañaveral and
and Madrid, in the section Can Jardí and Rubí and its this facility, the connection Carmonita to provide power
corresponding to the subsequent commissioning. between the centre of the for the high-speed train and
Community of Madrid. The On the other hand, also to peninsula and the Levante the evacuation of renewable
400 kV Tábara substation strengthen the grid, the area has been bolstered. generation.
was commissioned to transformer capacity in
provide power for the Sentmenat was increased
Olmedo-Zamora-Lubián- by replacing a 500 MVA
Orense high-speed train and unit for that of a 600
the 400 kV Buniel substation MVA unit. To improve the
to provide power for the dynamic behaviour of the
Burgos-Vitoria high-speed transmission grid between
train. Ascó and Vandellós, a
reactor was commissioned
in the Ascó 400 kV
substation.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
66
Levante: in the area of Central area: the ambitious Northern area: the Arkale
Valencia, the commissioning plan for the installation of phase-shifting transformer
TRANSMISSION GRID of the 220 kV Godelleta new reactors continued has been commissioned
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE switchyard, connected to the with the commissioning in the Basque Country,
AREA OF LEVANTE
220 kV Torrente-Catadau of a unit in the 400 kV which will help increase the
line via an incoming/and La Cereal substation to utilisation of the exchange
220
kV
out-going line, and the
commissioning of the 220 kV
Aqua switchyard, connected
facilitate the control of the
electrical voltage. Similarly,
permitting processes were
capacity between Spain
and France. In Navarra,
the works were completed
COMMISSIONING OF THE through an incoming /and started for those actions for increasing the power
AQUA SWITCHYARD out-going line to the 220 kV (support for distribution, capacity of the 220 kV La
Parque Central-Fuente San dual-nodes, bypass) that Serna-Olite-Tafalla axis.
Luis circuit. Both will improve will help increase system On the other hand, the
the security of supply in the reliability in the area, by grid actions planned in the
132
city of Valencia. Similarly, providing support for area of Navarra and the
the development of the demand coverage in addition Basque Country continue,
kV transmission grid continues to controlling short circuit which include a new 400 kV
with the voltage change from power. axis that, passing through
VALLE DEL
132 to 220 kV in the Valle del Ichaso, will connect the
CARCER–
Carcer-Valldigna-Gandía axis west of the Basque Country
VALLDIGNA-
in order to improve the area’s (Abanto-Güeñes axis)
GANDÍA
AXIS
220
kV
electricity supply. Finally, to
improve the control of the
voltage levels, three reactors
with the 400-kV grid of
Navarra (Muruarte-Castejón
axis). This strengthening
have been commissioned: will enable the capacity
in the 400-kV Catadau, of energy evacuation to
Benejama and Rocamora be increased and allow
substations. a greater integration of
renewable energy.
On the other hand,
noteworthy is the
commissioning of the 220-
kV double circuit El Palmar-
Murcia line to improve the
security of supply in the city
of Murcia.
The commissioning of
the Arkale phase-shifting
transformer will help
increase the utilisation
of the exchange capacity
between Spain and France.
04
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION
67
INTERNATIONAL INTERCONNECTIONS
Work has continued on interconnection projects with Europe, due to their great influence
on improving the quality and security of supply of the Spanish electricity system and the
integration of renewable energy. These projects are aimed at ensuring that in the year 2030
the Spanish electricity system has a 15% interconnection capacity with respect to its installed
power capacity, a priority milestone on the European stage, as it is an essential aspect for the
integration of the European single energy market.
During 2017, there was significant progress in the interconnections with France following
EUROPEAN UNION’S
the agreement, between the regulators of both countries, on the cost sharing of the new COMMITMENT
interconnection across the Bay of Biscay and the commencement of its administrative GRANTS
permitting process, after the launch of the public participation process of the project. The 578
million-euro grant awarded by the European Commission, the highest granted so far by the
Connecting Europe Facility (EU funding instrument), also highlights the commitment of the
European Union to this project.
Similarly, this year a 550 MVA phase shifting transformer was commissioned in the 220
kV Arkale-Argia interconnection line. This is an element that acts as a power flow control
578
MILLION EUROS
unit that enables a better distribution of energy and, in turn, an increased utilisation of the
interconnection. This project has been key to help increase not only the exchange capacity with
Europe but also security of supply.
Lastly, with the publication of the third list of Projects of Common Interest, where the two trans-
Pyrenean projects have their own denomination: Navarra-Landes and Aragón-Atlantic Pyrenees,
the necessary steps are being taken to comply with the provisions of the Madrid Declaration.
YEAR 2030
FOR THE
15%
INTERCONNECTION CAPACITY
The projects are aimed at ensuring that by the year 2030

the Spanish electricity system has a 15% interconnection
capacity, an essential aspect for the integration of the
European single energy market.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
68
SERVICE QUALITY
The quality of service indicators showed once again the high degree of quality and security of
supply of the transmission grid, as they are much more favourable than the reference values
established under current regulations. The key indicators of global quality according to Royal
Decree 1955/2000 are the Energy Not Supplied (ENS), the Average Interruption Time (AIT) and
PENINSULAR
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM the Availability Rate of the transmission grid (AR).
SUPPLY
13.3%
In the peninsular electricity system there were thirteen interruptions of power supply in 2017,
13.3% less than in 2016. This decrease has been reflected in the ENS that improved compared
to the previous year (60 MWh in 2017 compared to 78 MWh in 2016). The main incident occurred
in the 400 kV Mesón-Dumbría line with an ENS of 23 MWh. In terms of AIT, this registered a value
of 0.13 minutes (0.16 minutes in 2016), which was well inside the 15-minute reference value
established in article 26.2 of Royal Decree 1955/2000.
DECREASE IN
INTERRUPTIONS OF
POWER SUPPLY
Energy not supplied (ENS) and average interruption time (AIT) of the
transmission grid
ENS (MWh) AIT (minutes)

Balearic Canary Balearic Canary
Peninsula Peninsula
Islands Islands Islands Islands
0.13 2013
2014
2015
1,156
204
53
81
13
29
72
148
150
2.47
0.44
0.11
7.50
1.21
2.66
4.38
9.04
9.08
AIT VALUE IN 2017
(0.16 IN 2016) 2016 78 0.3 457 0.16 0.03 27.45
2017(1) 60 33 47 0.13 2.88 2.75
Average interruption time (AIT) = Energy not supplied (ENS) / Average power of the system.
The continuity of supply indicators submitted include the assessment of the impact of several incidents subject to an admi-
nistrative proceeding currently underway.
In the Balearic Islands electricity system, the continuity of supply indicators for 2017 were not as
good compared to the previous year. There were five supply interruptions with ENS registering
33 MWh (0.3 MWh in 2016) and an AIT of 2.88 minutes (0.03 minutes in 2016). However, in
the Canary Islands electricity system, quality indicators were registered that were much more
favourable than those of the previous year. Thus, with twelve interruptions of supply, the ENS
stood at 47 MWh (457 MWh in 2016) and the AIT was 2.75 minutes (27.45 minutes in 2016),
which shows that the investment made in the Canary Islands is improving the indicators of
previous years. The investment programme must continue in order to resolve the weaknesses of
the grid in this electricity system.
The quality of the transmission grid is also evaluated based on the availability of the facilities
that it is made up of. The availability measures the capacity or ability of the system to use the
various elements of the transmission grid; these being the electricity line circuits, transformers
and active or reactive power control elements (reactors and capacitors). The availability rate is
calculated as the difference between 100 and the non-availability rate of the transmission grid.
04
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION
69
The annual evolution of this indicator in the last five years is shown in the non-availability
rate graphs below. The availability rate of the peninsular transmission grid in 2017 reached a
value of 98.29% (slightly lower than 98.31% in 2016). In the Balearic Islands and the Canary
Islands, the availability rate of the grid was 97.85% (96.94% in 2016) and 98.12% (98.06% in
2016) respectively. The fundamental reason for the improvement in the availability rate in non-
peninsular systems has is as a consequence of the on-going investment made in the areas of
construction, renovation and improvement of grid assets.
Annual evolution of the non-availability rate of the peninsular transmission grid (%)
TRANSMISSION GRID
AVAILABILITY RATE IN 2017
3 98.29%
PENINSULAR SYSTEM
2 1.80 1.81 2.06 1.69 1.71
1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (1)
Annual evolution of the non-availability rate of the transmission grid of the

Balearic Islands (%)
3 3.12 3.06 97.85%

BALEARIC ISLANDS
2 2.03 1.99 2.15
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (1)
Annual evolution of the non-availability rate of the transmission grid of the

Canary Islands (%)
3 3.26 98.12%
CANARY ISLANDS
2 1.94 1.88
1.70 1.63
1
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (1)
PROGRAMMED FOR PREDICTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE

PROGRAMMED FOR CAUSES NOT DUE TO MAINTENANCE
NON-PROGRAMMED DUE TO CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE
NON-PROGRAMMED DUE TO FORTUITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
Note: Classification according to RD 1955/2000. // The total non-availability rate of the transmission
grid does not include non-availabilities due to force-majeure or third party actions.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
70
INNOVATION IN THE
TRANSMISSION GRID
In 2017, work continued to allocate resources to various innovation projects regarding the
transmission grid. Among the completed projects, the following are noteworthy:
Research on VHTSC materials (Very High Useful-life estimation model for metallic
Critical Temperature Super Conductors): structures: a model has been developed that
a basic research project by the Chemistry analyses and evaluates the ideal moment to
Faculty of the Complutense University apply anticorrosive treatments to electricity
of Madrid regarding very high critical towers according to the environmental
temperature superconductor materials has conditions in the area they are located. In
been financed. The objective is to ensure particular, those towers exposed to higher
the continuity of the research team and its rates of corrosion have been targeted, in
work, whose objective is to find materials order to better plan and schedule the use of
that reach the condition of superconductivity resources necessary for this type of work.
at temperatures closer to that of the
environment in which they are located, which
would be extremely useful for use in the
transmission of electricity.
Evaluation of the useful life of insulated Inspection of electricity lines using

electricity cables: laboratory tests have multicopter drones: a methodology has been
been carried out to evaluate the useful life developed and tested in the Central area to
of insulated power cables, as well as that of use Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)
terminals, joints, etc., in response to different for inspecting electricity lines and substations.
types of stresses due to daily operation, in
other dielectric conditions, or with different
degrees of humidity, etc. The results allow the
assessment of the criteria currently used in
operation and planning for the calculation of
transmission line capacity.
We have developed a model that analyses

and evaluates the ideal moment to apply
anticorrosive treatments on electricity
towers according to the environmental
conditions in the area they are located.
04
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION
71
Vegeta: a methodology has been developed Climate control with geothermal energy in
and tested in Galicia to optimise the overall maintenance buildings: a pilot installation
management of the works for the control of for climate control in maintenance buildings
the vegetation present in the vicinity of high- using low enthalpy geothermal energy is
voltage electricity infrastructure, with the aim underway in the San Sebastian de los Reyes
of ensuring it is managed in an efficient and substation.
socially responsible manner.
A second phase is currently underway

to design a complementary financial
optimisation algorithm, as well as to test Geothermal ventilation for gas-insulated
this methodology in Extremadura; a region facilities and cable galleries: a geothermal
that has different vegetation and climatic ventilation experiment has been conducted
conditions. In this second phase, access roads in the Fuencarral substation, which consists
to the towers have also been included as part of harnessing geothermal energy from the
of the technical needs for the operation of this ground to provide climate control, exchanging
methodology. heat through a process of forced convection.
The ‘Vegeta’ methodology seeks to

optimise the overall management of the
works for the control of the vegetation
present in the vicinity of high-voltage
electricity infrastructure.
05
ELECTRICITY
MARKETS
In 2017, the average price

of energy in the electricity
market increased 25.1%
compared to the previous
year and is the second
highest value since the
all-time high reached in
2008.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
74
During 2017, the final energy managed in the electricity market (reference supply plus free
contracting) grew by 1.1% compared to the previous year.
TOTAL ENERGY The final average price of energy in the electricity market stood at 60.6 €/MWh in 2017, 25.1%
MANAGED IN THE higher than the price of 2016 and the second highest since 2008, the year in which the all-time
ELECTRICITY MARKET
maximum price was registered. Comparing month to month it can be seen how all the final
+1.1%
prices have been higher than in 2016, except in December (2% lower than the price in December
2016). From January to June, the average monthly variation with respect to the previous year
was 50% higher, while from July to November the average monthly increase was 10%. The
maximum price during the year was registered in January, coinciding with low hydroelectric and
wind energy production, high non-availability of French nuclear power, low temperatures and a
COMPARED TO 2016 high demand for gas. It should be remembered that in the first few months of 2016, there was
a large share of hydroelectric and wind energy used to cover the demand, which resulted in a
significant price reduction in that period.
FINAL AVERAGE PRICE

OF ENERGY IN THE Components of the average final price of energy (€/MWh)
ELECTRICITY MARKET
60.6
€/MWh
90
80
70
60
50
25.1% 40
30
20
COMPARED TO 2016
10
0
2016 2017
DAY-AHEAD AND INTRADAY MARKET

ANCILLARY SERVICES
CAPACITY PAYMENTS
INTERRUPTIBILITY SERVICE
AVERAGE FINAL PRICE
The maximum price during the year was

registered in January, coinciding with
low renewable production, the high non-
availability of French nuclear power, gas
shortages and the increased demand due
to low temperatures.
05
ELECTRICITY
MARKETS
75
During 2017, the components that made up the price of energy were the following: day-ahead
and intraday markets 88.2%, ancillary services 3.9%, capacity payments 4.5% and the remaining
3.4% was for the interruptibility service.
If you compare the impact of the price on the unserved demand with that of last year, there are
increases of 31.5% in the day-ahead and intraday market and 6.7% in the interruptibility service
and decreases of 23.9 % in the ancillary services and 1.4% in the capacity payments.
Components of the final average price of the electricity market in 2017
DAILY BASE OPERATING

SCHEDULE (PDBF)
TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
1.45 €/MWh
2.4%
SECONDARY CONTROL
BAND
0.63 €/MWh
1.0%
OTHER
0.28 €/MWh
DAY-AHEAD AND INTRADAY CAPACITY INTERRUPTIBILITY ANCILLARY 0.5%
MARKET PAYMENTS SERVICE SERVICES
53.4 €/MWh 2.7 €/MWh 2.1 €/MWh 2.4 €/MWh

88.2% 4.5% 3.4% 3.9%
During 2017, the day-ahead and intraday

market price component represented
88.2%, compared to 83.9% last year.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
76
DAY-AHEAD MARKET
Energy in the day-ahead market stood at 253 TWh in 2017 (192 TWh in the spot market without
ENERGY IN THE
DAY-AHEAD MARKET bilateral contracts), which represents an increase of 1.1% compared to 2016. A total of 76.0%
of the energy was traded on the spot market (73.6% in 2016) and the remaining 24.0% through
bilateral contracts, compared to 26.4% the previous year. These percentages have remained very
253
TWh
similar since 2010, with an average value of 73.0% for the spot market and 27.0% for bilateral
contracts, although in the last two years there has been a reduction in the percentage of
bilateral contracts.
1.1% The energy supplied by market traders,

COMPARED TO 2016
who are not classified as reference traders,
PERCENTAGE OF
continued to increase reaching a market
ENERGY PURCHASED
IN THE DAY-AHEAD
share of 88.2% in 2017, compared to 87.3%
MARKET AND THROUGH
BILATERAL CONTRACTS in 2016.
Evolution of purchases in PDBF from Reference Suppliers (RS) and other suppliers (TWh)
300
250
SPOT MARKET 11.8%
200 19.3% 15.7% 13.7% 12.7%
76% 150
100
50 80.7% 84.3% 86.3% 87.3% 88.2%
0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
SUPPLIER-BILATERAL SUPPLIER-DAY-AHEAD RS-BILATERAL RS-DAY-AHEAD

BILATERAL
PDBF = DAILY BASE OPERATING SCHEDULE
CONTRACTS
24%
05
ELECTRICITY
MARKETS
77
The arithmetic average price of the day-

ahead market in Spain stood at 52.24 €/
MWh, 31.7% higher than the previous year
and slightly lower than that of Portugal
(52.48 €/MWh).
If we take into account the structure of the generation mix, in the day-ahead market, which
RENEWABLE ENERGY
represents an important factor in the price formation, we can see how January and November IN THE DAY-AHEAD
were months in which coal and the combined cycle technology had a higher percentage of MARKET
energy sales in the day-ahead market, whereas in the entire year hydro and wind reduced their
share with respect to 2016. In annual terms, coal increased its share by almost four percentage
points and combined cycle by three percentage points, whereas hydro reduced its share by
-11%
almost four percentage points and wind by just under three percentage points. International
imports increased by just over one percentage point, due to the interconnection with France, as
prices in France were lower than those in Spain.
COMPARED TO 2016
Percentage of energy sales by technology in the spot market
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2016 2017
HYDRO PUMPED STORAGE NUCLEAR COAL FUEL/GAS COMBINED CYCLE WIND

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR THERMAL OTHER RENEWABLES COGENERATION
NON-RENEWABLE WASTE RENEWABLE WASTE INTERNATIONAL
The renewable energy traded in the day-ahead market during 2017 was 11% lower on average
than the previous year.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
78
In general, it can be seen how there is an inverse correlation between the price of the day-ahead
market and the participation of renewable energy, so that a lower share of renewables shows an
increase in the day-ahead market price.
Generation in Spain and prices (% and €/MWh)
100 100
90 90
80 80
70 70
60 60
50 50
40 40
30 30
20 20
10 10
0 0
2016 2017
RENEWABLE NON-RENEWABLE
ANNUAL AVERAGE RENEWABLE DAY-AHEAD MARKET PRICE (€/MWh)
MINIMUM PRICE IN THE If the matching process of the generation structures is represented in a graph showing the
DAY-AHEAD MARKET times of the day when the day-ahead price sets the annual minimum and maximum values, we
can see how these are very different. At the time at which the minimum price was registered,
70%
we can see how wind was the one technology that has an impact on the marginal price, with
renewable energy matched in that hour being above 70%. If you look at the structure at the
RENEWABLE GENERATION
time when the maximum price was reached, you can see how combined cycle was the one
technology that determined the marginal price. Non-renewable energy matched at that time
was over 70%, although it is observed that hydro also participated with more than 10%. The low
rainfall registered in 2017, a year in which only February was classified as a wet month, and the
MAXIMUM PRICE IN THE low availability of hydro reserves meant that hydroelectric generation was a limited resource,
DAY-AHEAD MARKET
having a direct impact on the marginal price of the day-ahead market.
70%
NON-RENEWABLE GENERATION
In 2017, the months with the highest hydroelectric and wind energy production were those in
which the prices registered were below 6 €/MWh. 2017 was again a year during which there was
no hours registered with a zero price.
05
ELECTRICITY
MARKETS
79
Minimum and maximum price structure of the day-ahead market 2017 (%)
MINIMUM MAXIMUM
PRICE PRICE
DAY-AHEAD DAY-AHEAD
30 APR 25 JAN
HYDRO 5.8% 12.6%
MINIMUM MAXIMUM
PUMPED STORAGE 0.8% 6.7% PRICE PRICE
NUCLEAR 9.4% 2.9% DAY-AHEAD: DAY-AHEAD:
COAL 0% 27.2% 30 Apr 25 Jan
COMBINED CYCLE 0% 26.9% (1) 4:00 PM 9:00 PM
WIND 52.9% (1) 10.4%
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC 10.4% 0%
SOLAR THERMAL 3.6% 0%
OTHER RENEWABLES 1.7% 1.4% (1) Technology that sets the marginal price.
COGENERATION AND OTHER 15.4% 11.9%
Maximum, minimum and average price of the day-ahead market (€/MWh)
120
100
80
60
40
20
J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
PRICE RANGE DAY-AHEAD MARKET PRICE
In 2017, the months with the highest

hydroelectric and wind energy production
were the only ones that registered prices
below 6 €/MWh.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
80
If we compare the prices of the Spanish day-ahead market with the prices of the European
markets, we see how the prices of Spain are among the highest, although they were exceeded
in seven months by those of Italy (National Single Price) and in two months by those of France
The (January and November).
higher the Looking at the evolution of the last two years, it can be seen that in the first few months of 2016,
when there was higher hydroelectric and wind power generation, prices in Spain were lower and
hydroelectric closer to the lowest prices in Europe.
and wind The weak interconnection of the Iberian system, and therefore Spain, with the Central European
electricity system, is evident in the high levels of congestion and in the lower convergence with
energy the prices of the most interconnected countries.
production, Prices of European markets (€/MWh)

the lower
the prices
100
90
80
in Spain and 70
60
the closer 50
40
the prices
30
20
10
are to the 0
lowest in 2016 2017
Europe.
OMIE APX NETHERLANDS NORDPOOL EPEX FRANCE EPEX GERMANY APEX ITALY
INTRADAY MARKET
Energy sales in the intraday market stood at 31.6 TWh, 14.2% higher than in 2016, with 36.7% of
sales corresponding to a net increase in demand and/or pumped-storage consumption.
The arithmetic average price of the intraday market in 2017 stood at 53.12 €/MWh, higher than
the 52.24 €/MWh of the day-ahead market.
05
ELECTRICITY
MARKETS
81
ANCILLARY SERVICES
The volume of energy managed through the ancillary services(1) of the system in 2017 was ENERGY MANAGED IN THE
20,751 GWh, 2.8% lower than the previous year, as a result of a decrease in the volume of energy ANCILLARY SERVICES
scheduled for resolving technical constraints through the Daily Base Operating Schedule (PDBF),
20,751
in real time and using secondary control energy. In contrast, tertiary control energy and that of
deviation management saw their volumes increase slightly. The energy for resolving technical
constraints of the Daily Base Operating Schedule fell by 2%, representing almost 57% of the total
GWh
volume of energy in this market.
Energy managed in the system ancillary services (GWh)
14,000 -2.8%
12,000 COMPARED TO 2016
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
Technical Deviation Real-time technical

Secondary control Tertiary control
constraints (PDBF) management constraints
2016 2017
Cost of ancillary services (M€)
2016 2017 COST OF THE

Daily base operating schedule (PDBF) technical constraints 516 366 ANCILLARY SERVICES
Real-time technical constraints 30 23
595
Technical constraints 546 388
Secondary control band 177 159
Additional upward power reserve 37 28
MILLION EUROS
Deviations 47 60
Deviations surplus -20 -25
Power control factor -15 -15
Total Ancillary services 773 595
-23%
% 2017/2016 -23.0
(*) Includes non-fulfilment of balancing energy, deviation balancing and deviations between systems.
COMPARED TO 2016
(1) Does not include additional upward power reserve, secondary control band, nor energy associated to the cross-border balancing services.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
82
The ancillary services in 2017 represented only 3.9% of the final average price of energy in the
IMPACT OF ANCILLARY
SERVICES ON THE AVERAGE electricity market, having an impact on this price of 2.4 €/MWh, a value 24% lower than in 2016
PRICE OF ENERGY and the lowest since 2007. If compared month by month, the cost of the ancillary services was
2.4
lower than last year in every month with the exception of August and December.
€/MWh
Impact of ancillary services in the final price (€/MWh)
-24% 4
-24%
COMPARED TO 2016 3
2016 2017
ANCILLARY SERVICES AVERAGE PRICE AS
Constraints of the Daily Base Operating Schedule
The energy scheduled for resolving technical constraints of the Daily Base Operating Schedule
(PDBF) stood as follows: 11,035 GWh of upward energy (7% lower than the previous year) and
739 GWh of downward energy (four times the value of the previous year). The average value
of the price of upward energy was 81.5 €/MWh, 3.3% higher than last year, and the downward
energy price was 48.2 €/MWh, 37.0% higher than in 2016. The impact on the final average price
of energy was 1.45 €/MWh compared to 2.07 €/MWh in the previous year.
Upward energy in phase I
HYDRO 0.1%
PUMPED-STORAGE
CONSUMPTION
0.2%
NUCLEAR 0.1%
COMBINED CYCLE COAL
68.4% 31.2%
05
ELECTRICITY
MARKETS
83
The energy scheduled in phase I for resolving technical constraints of the Daily Base Operating
Schedule corresponded mainly to combined cycle and coal technologies. The downward energy
in phase I was all but negligible.
In the bar chart below we can see the evolution of these technologies, over the last five years,
of the upward energy scheduled in phase I for resolving technical constraints of the Daily Base
Operating Schedule.
Upward energy scheduled in phase i – coal and combined cycle – and upward energy price (GWh and €/MWh)
1,400 280
1,200 240
1,000 200
800 160
600 120
400 80
200 40
0 0
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
COAL (GWh) COMBINED CYCLE (GWh) UPWARD ENERGY PRICE (€/MWh)
Other Ancillary Services
In the markets for secondary control, tertiary control, deviation management and the resolution
of technical constraints in real time, 2,415 GWh, 4,155 GWh, 1,766 GWh and 642 GWh were
managed, respectively. Of this total, 53.1% corresponded to upward energy managed and the
remaining 46.9% to downward energy managed.
Regarding power reserves, the volume of additional upward power reserve that needed to be
allocated was 1,559 GW, 22% lower than that allocated the previous year; with an impact of
0.11 €/MWh on the average final price of energy (unserved demand).
The average hourly secondary control band allocated was 1,195 MW, with an impact of
0.63 €/MWh on the average final price of energy (unserved demand), 11.3% lower than the
previous year.
The weighted price of upward energy of secondary and tertiary control has remained fairly
constant, while the upward energy prices for real-time re-dispatches due to security of supply
measures registered high values in 2012 and 2013, which fell until 2015 and have remained
fairly constant over the last two years.

THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
84
Annual evolution of price of upward energy for resolution of real-time constraints (€/MWh)
250
200
150
100
50
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
REAL-TIME TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS SECONDARY CONTROL TERTIARY CONTROL DAY-AHEAD MARKET
In the graph below, we can see the monthly evolution of the average weighted prices of upward
energy scheduled for the resolution of technical constraints in real time, by volume of energy
re-dispatched.
Annual evolution of the average weighted price of upward energy for resolution of
real-time constraints (€/MWh)
200
160
120
80
40
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
2015 2016 2017
05
ELECTRICITY
MARKETS
85
Voluntary price for the small consumer (VPSC)
The voluntary price for the small consumer exceeded that of the previous year by 15.9%. In the
first five months of the year, the price was well above that of 2016 (increases above 20%), from
June to November the increases did not exceed 13%, while in December the price was slightly
lower.
It is worth noting that the VPSC is linked to the day-ahead market price, as shown in the
following graph. For this reason, the highest price of the VPSC was registered in January with
147.4 €/MWh, while the lowest price was in March, with a value of 111.2 €/MWh.
Evolution of the VPSC (general tariff 2.0 A) compared to the day-ahead market price
(€/MWh)
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
DAY-AHEAD MARKET VPSC DIFFERENCE VPSC- DAY-AHEAD MARKET
JANUARY MARCH
147.4 111.2
VPSC
VPSC
€/MWh €/MWh
HIGHEST PRICE LOWEST PRICE
The voluntary price for the small

consumer exceeded that of the
previous year by 15.9%.
06
EUROPEAN
SCOPE
Demand for electricity

in Europe continues its
recovery as it grows for
the third consecutive year,
although it registers a
growth rate lower than that
of the previous year.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
88
In the group of countries belonging to ENTSO-E, the demand for electricity continued the
VARIATION IN THE ELECTRICITY
DEMAND IN ENTSO-E MEMBER growth trend which began in 2015 but with an increase rate lower than that of the previous year.
COUNTRIES Specifically, the ENTSO-E member countries registered a growth of 0.8% compared to 2016, an
increase lower than the 1.3% registered the previous year.
The following map shows the evolution of electricity demand in each country compared to
+0.8 %
2016. Due to its importance in the overall contribution to demand, noteworthy on the one hand,
were the increases registered in Italy and Spain with variations of 3.9% and 1.1%, respectively,
COMPARED TO 2016 while on the other hand, in Great Britain and France, there were decreases of -3.1% and -0.3%
respectively.
Variation in electricity demand in ENTSO-E member countries in 2017/2016 (%)
3.2% 0.5%
0.7%
0.1% 1.5%
-0.7%
-1.6%%
2.6%
0.9%
-3.1%
0.4% 2.6%
0.0%
0.8%
2.5%
< 0% 0.0%
3.1%
≥ 0% to < 2%
≥ 2% -1.6%
0.4% 2.6%
-0.3% 2.8% 2.5%
1.8%
2.2%
2.1%
3.9% 5.6% 1.7%
1.0%
1.1%
0.7% 1.2%
Source: ENTSO-E Data Portal 19/4/2018. Spain REE. 1.6%

06
EUROPEAN
SCOPE
89
RENEWABLE ENERGY CONTINUES ITS

GROWTH TREND
The generation of electricity from renewable sources (excluding hydroelectric pumped-storage
generation), has represented 33.7% of the energy produced by the ENTSO-E member countries,
representing a variation of 2.4% with respect to last year. In 2017, Spain was ranked sixteenth
in the share of renewable generation in terms of total electricity production. However, in terms
of wind and solar, both calculated in terms of total electricity production, it is ranked fifth and
fourth respectively.
Net generation 2017 (%)
NUCLEAR 23.9%
CLASSIC THERMAL 41.5%
0.8%
3,380 TWh
PUMPED STORAGE
HYDRO 14.9%
WIND 10.4%
SOLAR 3.3%
OTHER RENEWABLES 5.1%
Source: ENTSO-E Data Portal 19/4/2018. Spain REE.
Electricity generation coming from

renewable sources
33.7%
in the set of ENTSO-E member countries
+2.4%
COMPARED TO 2016
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
90
Regarding the contribution of renewables to total electricity production in each of the countries.
Spain is in the middle in terms of covering demand with renewables, with 32.1% of the total
generation in 2017, a percentage slightly lower than the European average which stood at 38.3%
this year.
Renewable energy over total generation of ENTSO-E member countries in 2017 (%)
100.0% 46.7%
97.5%
58.2% 14.1%
73.1%
70.1%
63.3%
< 25%
≥ 25% to < 50%
≥ 50% to < 75%
27.8%
≥ 75% 25.4%
14.7% 15.6%
34.2%
17.9%
11.2%
21.8%
25.4%
62.8%
64.7% 10.7%
16.7% 28.7% 40.3%
61.7%
24.5%
22.9%
36.3% 12.4% 14.6%
100% 21.7%
32.1%
38.8% 30.4%
4.4%
06
EUROPEAN
SCOPE
91
ENERGY EXCHANGES
The net balance of electricity exchanges between ENTSO-E member countries and their
neighbouring countries has been as an importer with a value of 7.2 TWh. Among the biggest
importer countries are Italy, Finland and Great Britain with importer balances in 2017 of 38
TWh, 20 TWh and 16TWh, while Germany, France, Sweden and Norway, have the highest export
balances of 55 TWh, 40 TWh, 19 TWh and 15 TWh respectively.
Balance of physical electrical energy exchanges in ENTSO-E member countries and

neighbouring countries in 2017 (TWh)
20.4 IMPORT
-14.8
>0 TWh and <15 TWh
≥ 15 TWh and <30 TWh
-19.2 -2.7 ≥ 30 TWh
EXPORT
-0.1
4.7
< 0 TWh and >-15 TWh
8.7
≤ -15 TWh and >-30 TWh
≤ -30 TWh
-0.7
16.3 Isolated
3.8 -55.4 2.3
6.0
6.2 -13.0
3.0
7.7
6.0 12.9
-39.6
-0.4 -2.9
7.4
-1.8
1.3
37.8 1.1 -5.5
2.0
2.9
-2.7 9.2
6.2

07
REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK
In 2017, developments
continued in the electricity
regulation, both nationally
and in the EU, in line
with the objectives of the
European Union’s energy
policy.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
94
The usual activities linked to energy regulation were resumed in 2017, following a period in 2016
which brought with it a legislative halt as a result of the failure to reach an agreement to form
a new government after the general elections held in December 2015, and which prevented
the new Government from being in place until the end of 2016. Under the new stable scenario
existing in 2017, National Electricity regulation continued to develop Spanish Electricity Industry
Law 24/2013, noteworthy developments related to this Law are the new provisions published
related to the requirement to call two auctions annually for the allocation of the specific
SOURCES OF
RENEWABLE ENERGY remuneration scheme associated with new electricity generating facilities that use renewable
AUCTIONS energy sources in the peninsular electricity system. A total of 8,000 MW of new renewable
8,000
generation capacity was allocated by means of these auctions, the focus of which are to fulfil the
European Union targets regarding the share of these energies in the generation mix in order to
MW cover demand, for both 2020 and the 2030 horizon.
OVERALL RENEWABLE Four years after the coming into force of the new Spanish Electricity Industry Law 24/2013,
GENERATION CAPACITY
which initiates the new regulatory framework for the sector established following the electricity
ALLOCATED IN 2017
WITH A FOCUS ON sector reform process initiated in 2012, the surplus regulated revenue registered during the
THE FULFILLMENT period, as well as the forecast of balance between income and costs of the sector for the
OF EUROPEAN UNION next four or five years, are a good indicator that progress is being made in the right direction
TARGETS, BOTH FOR
2020 AND FOR THE 2030 to achieve the main objective of the reform: the economic and financial sustainability of the
HORIZON. electricity system in the medium and long term.
Although its fundamental objective is well channelled, the reform of the electricity sector cannot
be understood as concluded, as, in addition to numerous regulatory developments still pending,
various aspects on how the operational and economic issues regarding the generation capacity
using conventional technologies in the current context marked by a strong penetration of
renewable technologies have not yet been addressed. Among other issues are the review of the
capacity settlement mechanisms and the establishment of a procedure for the temporary or
permanent closure of power stations.
Regarding the legislative activity in the European Union, in 2017 there were 3 new European
network codes approved: Regulation establishing the directive on the management of the
electricity transmission grid (System Operation), Regulation on Emergency and Restoration of
the power service, and the Regulation that approves the guideline on Electricity Balancing. These
new codes together with the already exiting codes, completes the first block of 8 European
network codes agreed by the European Commission, the European Network of Transmission
System Operators (ENTSO-E) and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER).
Once this first package has been approved, and with a view to the coming years, the European
Commission has proposed prioritising its correct implementation, which would represent a key
advance towards achieving the internal electricity market in the European Union, instead of
developing new network codes.
Surplus revenue recorded in the last four

years are a good indicator that progress
is being made towards achieving the
objective of the economic and financial
sustainability of the electricity system.

07
REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK
95
The latest revision of the list of Projects

of Common Interest (PCIs) includes
all the proposals from Spain for new
interconnections, including the new
submarine interconnection known as the
‘Bay of Biscay’.
Also, at European Union level, during 2017 the debate and processing of the draft legislative
package published by the European Commission at the end of 2016 under the generic title
of “Clean energy for all Europeans”, informally referred to as ‘Winter Package’, continued. The
package consists of various legislative proposals relating to energy efficiency, renewable
energy, the design of the electricity market, security of the electricity supply and the governance
standards of the Energy Union. It is expected that during 2018 the usual legislative procedure
will be developed among the three Community institutions; the European Council, Parliament
and Commission, which should lead to consensus and then the approval of the definitive texts of
the new regulations.
In 2017, the European Union institutions have continued to move towards achieving the specific
targets of the European energy policy by the year 2030, within the framework of the strategic
package called ‘The Energy Union’, launched by the European Commission at the end of 2015.
The last of the detailed monitoring reports on the progress of the energy transition process
of this strategic package stresses the existence of bottlenecks in electricity interconnections,
highlighting that Spain will be one of the four countries in the EU that it will not meet the 10%
interconnection target in 2020, and it sets out specific actions to be taken to fully integrate the
Iberian Peninsula into the internal electricity market.
To this effect, in 2017, Addendum VII, which sets out the list of Projects of Common Interest
(PCIs), of EU Regulation No. 347/2013 has been revised. The updated Addendum contains the list
of the EU’s Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and which includes all the proposals from Spain,
among them the new submarine interconnection with France known as ‘Bay of Biscay’ and the
new interconnection with the north of Portugal, as well as two other interconnection projects
with France across the Central Pyrenees, which in the previous list were only referred to in a
generic manner.
The latest report on the state of the ‘Energy Union’ also assesses other elements of the EU’s
energy transition strategy, including the requirement to draw up national energy and climate
plans. In this regard, the creation in Spain of a Group of Experts in these matters was reported
in July 2017. Said group has been given the task of defining alternative scenarios for the
energy transition which are coherent with the strategy of the ‘Energy Union’, as well as with the
Government’s objective for approving a Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition during the
current legislative term.
08
GLOSSARY
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
98
ADDITIONAL UPWARD RESERVE POWER

Is the upward power reserve value that may be required with respect to that available in the
Provisional Daily Viable Schedule (PDVP) in order to guarantee the security of the electricity
system on the Spanish peninsula. The contracting and management of the additional upward
power reserve is performed by the system operator, if and when the system conditions require it,
through a specific market mechanism.
AIT (AVERAGE INTERRUPTION TIME)

Time, in minutes, which results from dividing the ENS (energy not supplied to the system due
to interruptions of the service occurred in the transmission grid), by the average power of the
peninsular system.
ANCILLARY SERVICES
Services managed by the System Operator that are required to ensure the electricity supply
under the necessary conditions of quality, reliability and security. Ancillary services can be of an
obligatory or optional nature. Resolution of technical constraints of the system, supplemental
balancing services (additional upward power reserve, primary control, secondary control,
tertiary control and voltage control of the transmission grid) and deviation management are all
considered ancillary services.
BALANCE MARKETS
Are those system adjustment services markets which allow the generation and demand to be
balanced (deviation management services and tertiary and secondary control energy).
BILATERAL CONTRACTS
The generators, traders, consumers or representatives of any of the aforementioned, as
participants in the production market may formalise bilateral contracts regarding physical
electricity delivery.
CAPACITY AUCTION
Process used to allocate interconnection capacity with France based on market mechanisms,
through explicit auctions on different time horizons.
CAPACITY PAYMENT
Regulated payment to finance the medium and long-term power capacity service, offered by the
generation facilities to the electricity system.
COGENERATION
The process through which electricity and useful thermal and/or mechanical energy is obtained
simultaneously.
COMBINED CYCLE
Technology for the generation of electricity in which two thermodynamic cycles coexist within
one system: one involves the use of steam, and the other one involves the use of gas. In a power
station, the gas cycle generates electrical energy by means of a gas turbine and the steam cycle
involves the use of one or more steam turbines. The heat generated by combustion in the gas
turbine is passed to a conventional boiler or to a heat-recovery element to produce steam which
is then used to move one or more steam turbines, increasing the yield of the process. Electricity
generators are coupled to both the gas and steam turbines.
08
GLOSSARY
99
COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE CAPACITY

Technical maximum import and export capacity of the Spanish electricity system with that of
a neighbouring country’s system and that is both compatible and which complies with the
security criteria established for each system.
CONGESTION RENTS
Revenues derived from the management of the interconnection capacity between electricity
systems.
CONGESTION
A situation in which the link which interconnects two neighbouring electricity systems is
not able to accept all the resulting physical flows of the international due to an insufficient
interconnection capacity of the interconnection elements and/or of the national transmission
grids involved.
CONSUMERS
Natural or legal persons who buy energy for their own use. Those consumers who acquire energy
directly from the production market are known as Direct Market Consumers.
CONTROL DEVIATIONS
Deviations which occur between two electricity systems and are measured as the difference
between the scheduled international exchanges and the international physical energy
exchanges.
COUNTER-TRADING
Schedule for exchanging energy between two electricity systems. It is established in real time
and is carried out in a coordinated way between both system operators. This is super-imposed
on the pre-existing final exchange schedules, whilst maintaining these, in order to solve a
congestion situation identified in real time in the interconnection.
CROSS-BORDER BALANCING SERVICES

Hourly scheduled energy for balancing between two interconnected electricity systems through
the coordinated action of the operators of the electricity systems involved, using the unused
capacity after the intraday exchange market.
DAILY BASE OPERATING SCHEDULE (PDBF)

Is the daily energy schedule, broken-down in scheduled periods for the different energy
generation selling and purchasing agents/units within the Spanish peninsular electricity system.
This schedule is established by the System Operator based on the schedule resulting from
matching the day-ahead market and the data regarding the execution of bilateral contracts with
physical dispatch of energy.
DAY-AHEAD MARKET
This is the market in which the purchasing and sales transactions of electricty for the following
day are carried out.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
100
DEMAND (MEASURED AT POWER STATION BUSBARS)

Energy injected into the transmission grid from the power stations and imports, after deducting
the consumption of pumps and exports. In order to transport this energy to the consumption
points it would be necessary to subtract the losses originated in the transmission and
distribution grid.
DEMAND IN REFERENCE SUPPLY MARKET

Electricity demand of the consumers on the Spanish peninsula (measured at power station
busbars after subtracting standard losses) who contract energy from a last resort trader/reseller.
DEVIATION MANAGEMENT
The mechanism of deviation management is an optional service managed and remunerated by
market mechanisms. The objective is to resolve the deviations between generation and demand
superior to 300 MWh which could appear in the period between the end of one intraday market
and the beginning of the next intraday market horizon.
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS

Are those technical constraints, corresponding to requests sent by the distribution network
managers to the System Operator, to guarantee the security of the distribution network under its
management.
DISTRIBUTORS
Those mercantile companies (or co-operative societies of consumers and users) have the
function of distributing electricity, as well as to construct, maintain and operate the distribution
facilities required to transfer and distribute the energy to the consumption points.
ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS
Those mercantile companies or co-operative societies of consumers and users that, accessing
the transmission grid or distribution network, acquire energy to sell to consumers, to other
system participants or to carry out international exchange transactions under the terms
established in Law 24/2013, of 26 December.
ENERGY NOT SUPPLIED (ENS)

Energy not delivered to the system due to service interruptions that may occur in the
transmission network.
GENERATION MARKET
This is comprised of the set of commercial purchase transactions and the sale of energy
and other services related to the supply of electricity. It is structured on credit markets, day-
ahead market, intraday market, non-organised markets and system adjustment services,
understanding as such the resolution of technical restrictions of the system, ancillary services
and deviation management.
08
GLOSSARY
101
HYDROELECTRIC RESERVES
The hydroelectric reserve of a reservoir, at any given time, is the quantity of electricity that
could be produced in the reservoir’s own power station and in all the power stations situated
downstream, with the total drainage of its current useable water reserves at that time and
providing that drainage occurs without natural contributions. The annual regime reservoirs are
those in which the fill and drainage cycle occurs over a one year period. Hyper-annual regime
reservoirs are those which allow the variations in rainfall to be offset in cycles in periods of more
than one year.
HYDRO MANAGEMENT UNIT (HMU)

Each set of hydropower stations belonging to the same hydroelectric basin and the same
individual agent.
HYDRO-WIND
Production of electricity through the integration of a wind farm, a pumping unit and a
hydroelectric power station. The operation allows the wind farm to supply electricity directly
to the grid and, simultaneously, to feed a pump that moves water from a catchment area to a
reservoir upstream, as an energy storage system. The hydroelectric power station harnesses the
stored potential energy, guaranteeing the electricity supply and the stability of the grid.
INSTALLED POWER CAPACITY

Electrical energy capacity that a power station can generate and deliver under ideal conditions.
INSTANTANEOUS POWER
Instantaneous power is the energy absorbed by the demand at any given moment of time.
INTERNATIONAL PHYSICAL EXCHANGE

The movements of energy which have taken place across lines of international interconnection
during a certain period of time. It includes the loop flow of energy as a consequence of the grid
design.
INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED EXCHANGES

These are the schedules that are established between two electricity systems as a
consequence of a set of scheduled individual transactions in the market by Market Participants,
or by means of bilateral contracts.
INTERRUPTIBILITY
This is a demand-side management tool used to provide rapid and efficient response to the
needs of the electricity system according to technical (system security) and economic criteria
(least cost for the system), that consist on the reduction of the demanded active power in
response to an order issued by Red Eléctrica as System Operator. According to the regulation
on the competitive allocation mechanism for the demand-side interruptibility service (Order
IET/2013/2013 and subsequent amendments) the interruptible resource is allocated through
an auction procedure; it is the System Operator who is responsible for organizing and managing
said auction system.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
102
INTRADAY MARKET
The objective is to manage the adjustments occurring in the generation and demand of energy
which may be produced after having fixed the day-ahead market.
MARGINAL PRICE
Price of the last bid that has been activated to cover the energy demand in a competitive bidding
process of the energy market. This price is the price charged by all generators and the price paid
by all consumers who participate in said bidding process.
MARKET COUPLING
Mechanism for managing the exchange capacity which allows the prices and net positions
of the coupled day-ahead markets to be obtained simultaneously and allowing the resulting
energy flows to be determined implicitly while respecting the available exchange capacity.
MARKET OPERATOR
A mercantile company which assumes the management of the bid system for the purchase and
sale of electricity in the day-ahead and intraday market under the established regulations.
MEASURED DEVIATIONS
Difference between the energy measured at the power station busbars and the energy
scheduled in the market.
MEASURED DOWNWARD DEVIATIONS

Measured downward deviations are those which result when the production measured at the
power station busbars is less than that scheduled in the market, or when the consumption
measured at the busbars is higher than that scheduled in the market. Therefore, the system
must manage that difference in real time by increasing production or reducing pumped storage
consumption through the ancillary markets.
MEASURED UPWARD DEVIATIONS

Measured upward deviations are those which result when the production measured at the
power station busbars is greater than that scheduled in the market, or when the consumption
measured at the busbars is lower than that scheduled in the market. Therefore, the system
must manage that difference in real time by reducing production or increasing pumped storage
consumption through the ancillary markets.
MIXED PUMPED STORAGE

Production of electricity generated by power stations capable of generating electrical energy
with or without prior pumping from its lower reservoir or catchment area. When there is a
water surplus, the power station will function as a conventional power station, also having the
possibility of storing energy by pumping water from the lower to the upper reservoir.
NATIONAL DEMAND IN THE FREE MARKET

Electricity demand of the consumers on the Spanish peninsula (measured at power station
busbars) who directly contract energy from a trader or in the market.
NON-FULFILMENT OF ENERGY BALANCING

Unfulfilled energy of net allocated tertiary reserves and deviation management.
08
GLOSSARY
103
NON-RENEWABLE ENERGIES
Includes pumped storage, nuclear, fuel/gas, combined cycle, cogeneration and renewable waste.
POWER FACTOR CONTROL

Article 7, paragraph e), of Royal Decree 413/ 2014, of June 6, by which the electricity production
activity from renewable energy sources, cogeneration and waste is regulated, establishes
measures to control the power factor applicable for facilities within the scope of this Royal
Decree.
PRODUCIBLE HYDROELECTRIC INDEX

This is the quotient between the producible energy and the average producible energy, both
related to the same period and to the same hydroelectric equipment. A producible hydroelectric
index of less than 1 indicates that the period is dry, while if greater than 1 it is a wet period.
PRODUCIBLE HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY

Maximum quantity of electricity that theoretically could be produced considering the water
supplies registered during a specific period of time, and once the supplies used for irrigation or
uses other than the generation of electricity have been subtracted.
PROGRAMMING UNIT
Minimum element with capacity to bid in a market.
PUMPED STORAGE CONSUMPTION

Electrical energy used by pumped storage hydroelectric power stations for elevating water from
the lower to the upper reservoir for the generation of electricity.
PURE PUMPED STORAGE

Production of electricity by hydroelectric power stations whose associated reservoir does not
receive any natural water inflows. The water comes from it being pumped up from a lower
reservoir or catchment area.
RED ELÉCTRICA INDEX (IRE)

A preliminary electricity indicator that shows the evolution of electricity consumption of
companies that have medium/high power consumption (with a contracted power capacity
greater than 450 kW). This index is published both at a general level and at a detailed level by
sector of activity (CNAE) and is available around 22 days after the end of the month.
REFERENCE SUPPLIER
They replace the Last Resort Suppliers and are those designated to offer the Voluntary Price to
the Small Consumer (VPSC).
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Includes hydro, hydro-wind, wind, solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, biogas, biomass, marine-
hydro, geothermal and renewable waste.
RENEWABLE WASTE
Non-fossil organic material of biological origin resulting from municipal solid waste and some
commercial and non- hazardous industrial waste. 50% of municipal solid waste, also known as
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is considered renewable.
THE SPANISH
ELECTRICITY
SYSTEM
2017
104
RESOLUTION OF REAL-TIME TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS

The process carried out by the System Operator consisting of the resolution of the technical
constraints identified during real-time operation of the system by means of the limitation, or if
deemed necessary, the modification of the schedules of the Programming Units.
SECONDARY CAPACITY MARKET

A mechanism which allows the transfer and resale, on behalf of a participant, of acquired
physical capacity rights in the annual and monthly auctions, or by means of transfers.
SECONDARY CONTROL BAND AND SECONDARY CONTROL

Secondary control is an optional ancillary service with the objective of maintaining the
generation-demand balance, correcting deviations with respect to the anticipated power
exchange schedules, and frequency deviations. Its temporary action horizon ranges from 20
seconds to 15 minutes. This service is remunerated by means of market mechanisms via two
concepts: availability (control band) and usage (energy).
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
Sunlight converted into electricity through the use of solar cells, generally made of
semiconductor material that, when exposed to sunlight, generates electricity.
SOLAR THERMAL
Heat produced by solar radiation that can be taken advantage of for the production of
mechanical energy and, subsequently, electricity.
SURPLUS/DEFICIT OF DEVIATIONS
Difference between the number of settlements of the deviations and the energy used to
maintain the generation-demand balance.
SYSTEM OPERATOR
A mercantile company whose main function is to guarantee the continuity and security of
the electricity supply, as well as the correct coordination of the generation and transmission
system. It carries out its functions in coordination with the operators and participants of the
Iberian Electricity Market under the principles of transparency, objectivity, independence and
economic efficiency. The system operator shall be the manager of the transmission grid.
TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS PDBF SOLUTION

A mechanism managed by the System Operator for the resolution of the technical constraints
identified in the Daily Base Operating Schedule by means of the limitation, or if deemed
necessary, the modification of the schedules of the Programming Units and the subsequent
process of re-balancing generation-demand.
TERTIARY CONTROL
An optional ancillary service that, if subscribed to, is accompanied by the obligation to bid
(for active units) and is managed and compensated by market mechanisms. Its objective is
to resolve the deviations between generation and consumption and the restitution of the
secondary control reserve used. This is done by means of the adaptation of the operating
schedules of the programming units corresponding to generation stations and pumped storage
consumption facilities. The tertiary reserve is defined as the maximum variation of power
generation that a generation unit can carry out within a maximum of 15 minutes, and which can
be maintained for at least 2 hours.
08
GLOSSARY
105
TRANSMISSION GRID
The complete set of lines, facilities, transformers and other electrical elements with voltages
greater than or equal to 220 kV, and those other facilities, regardless of their power, which
fulfil transmission functions, international interconnections and the interconnections with the
Spanish insular and non-peninsular electricity systems.
TRANSMISSION GRID AVAILABILITY RATE

Indicates the percentage of total time in which each element of the transmission grid (line,
transformer, control element of active and reactive power) has been available for service. It is
calculated based on the nominal power of each facility after having factored in the downtime
due to preventive and corrective maintenance, unforeseen unavailability, or other causes (such
as the construction of new facilities, renovations and improvements).
TRANSMISSION GRID TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS

Are those technical constraints identified within the global system (generation-transmission
grid), that require a modification to the schedules in order to comply with the operation and
security criteria for operating the system.
UNAVAILABILITY OF THE PRODUCTION UNITS

A production unit is completely available if it can participate in production without any limitation
in generation capacity or, when applicable, pumped storage consumption. Otherwise, it is
considered unavailable, such unavailability being of a partial or total nature.
VOLTAGE CONTROL
This is an ancillary system service whose aim is to guarantee the suitable voltage control in
the nodes of the transmission grid, so that the operation of the system meets the established
security and reliability requirements, to ensure that the energy supplied to the final consumers
is in compliance with the required quality and that the generators can work in the established
conditions for its normal operation.
VOLUNTARY PRICE FOR THE SMALL CONSUMER (VPSC)

A system (known in Spain as ‘Precio Voluntario al Pequeño Consumidor’ or PVPC), implemented
by the Public Administration, by means of which the price of electrical energy is set and which is
applied to the electricity bill of those consumers with a contracted power of no more than 10 kW.
The VPSC replaces the former Last Resort Tariff (LRT).
WASTE
Combustible materials resulting from a product or by-product of waste which, when processed,
produces energy for purposes such as heating and electricity generation.
Information prepared with data as at
27 february 2018
Published by
RED ELÉCTRICA DE ESPAÑA
Paseo del Conde de los Gaitanes. 177
28109 Alcobendas (Madrid)
Tel. 91 650 85 00
Fax. 91 640 45 42
www.ree.es/en
Coordination of publication
External Communication Department
Technical management
Department of Access
to Information on the Electricity System
Graphic design and layout
Other data regarding this publication

Published: June 2018
English translation by
Wayman English International
www.waymanenglish.com
This English version is a translation of the original
and authentic Spanish text found in the ‘EL SISTEMA
ELÉCTRICO ESPAÑOL 2017’ report, originally
issued in Spanish. In the event of any discrepancy,
the Spanish-language version shall prevail.
Red Eléctrica works

on selecting the most
legible typographical font
for their publications.
The typographical font
Geogrotesque
has been used for the texts
and graphics in this report.
www.ree.es
Paseo del Conde
de los Gaitanes. 177
28109 Alcobendas (Madrid - Spain)
www.ree.es/en

Spanish Electricity System 2017

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Spanish Electricity System 2017

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Spanish Electricity System 2017

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

THE

The report is supplemented by Excel files that provide a more comprehensive

As an extension of the information contained in this report, as of last year Red

Demand for electricity in

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OTHER

DEMAND GROWTH DEMAND GROWTH DEMAND GROWTH

+2.0% +0.4% +4.7%

high of 45,450 MW registered in December 2007.

With regard to electricity generation, renewable energy, conditioned by a notable fall in

By technology, electricity production on the peninsula in 2017 was primarily generated by

SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION

BALANCE OF SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL ENERGY EXCHANGES 2017 (GWh)

Demand for electricity

Annual variation of peninsular electricity demand and Spanish GDP (%)

4 3.4 3.3 3.1

GDP(1) ADJUSTED DEMAND

(1) Source: INE

0.3, similar to the previous year, which stood at 0.2.

Components of the variation in the yearly peninsular electricity demand (%)

The electricity demand in the peninsular electricity system

Monthly variation in adjusted peninsular demand in 2017 (%)

% MONTH % ROLLING YEAR

Monthly evolution of maximum temperatures (ºC)

HISTORICAL AVERAGE(1) 2016 2017

(1) Average monthly temperature for the period 1989-2013

(1) Average maximum daily temperatures in the period 1989-2013.

Evolution of temperatures compared to historical average (ºC) INFLUENCE OF

2017 has been warmer than 2016, with

COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED TO GROWTH IN MONTHLY DEMAND ON THE PENINSULA (%)

WORKING PATTERNS TEMPERATURE ADJUSTED DEMAND INCREASE IN DEMAND

Return to positive variations in the

Composition of the general IRE (%)

Services, 27.2% Primary sector, 1.0%

Energy, water and

Annual evolution of the IRE (% year-on-year)

GENERAL INDUSTRY SERVICES OTHER

IRE: variation breakdown in 2017 (%)

Temperature has had a slight positive impact of 0.4 p.p.

Both the industrial sector and services

Monthly evolution of the adjusted IRE (% year-on-year)

GENERAL INDUSTRY SERVICES

ADJUSTED GENERAL INDEX ADJUSTED GENERAL INDEX

Regarding the trend, the slowdown shown

Monthly trend of the adjusted IRE (% rolling year)

GENERAL INDUSTRY SERVICES

Higher growth both in the north and east of

Demand per autonomous community and variation compared to the previous

ASTURIAS CANTABRIA BASQUE

<-3% MADRID CASTILLA -

MAXIMUM INSTANTANEOUS PENINSULAR DEMAND

MAXIMUM HOURLY DEMAND MAXIMUM HOURLY DEMAND

LARGEST CONSUMER IN THE HOUR OF MAXIMUM

35% 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Breakdown of the maximum hourly demand in 2017- January 18th (MWh)

INDUSTRY IRE SERVICES IRE OTHERS IRE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR (1)

Evolution of renewable and non-renewable generation on the Spanish peninsula (%)

SHARE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE PENINSULAR

National electrical energy balance (1)

(1) Allocation of generation units based on primary fuel