Enel Green Power Cancels 110 MW Trabadelo Wind Farm in León

Key data

The Trabadelo wind farm, with an installed capacity of 110 MW, will not be built. Enel Green Power España, SL, has submitted a formal withdrawal to the General Directorate of Energy Policy and Mines, which has accepted it through a resolution of March 19, 2026, published in the BOE on April 8, 2026.

The project affected eleven municipalities in the Bierzo region of León and was in prior administrative processing. With this resolution, the file is archived without any authorization having been granted, neither for the park nor for its evacuation infrastructure.

What does this resolution establish?

The resolution accepts the withdrawal submitted by Enel Green Power España, SL, regarding the application for prior administrative authorization of the Trabadelo wind farm. This procedure is the first mandatory step in the authorization process for electricity generation facilities in Spain.

Upon acceptance of the withdrawal, the file is archived without effect. This means that there is no authorization in force, neither partial nor provisional, for this project. The cancellation also extends to the evacuation infrastructure associated with the park, which had been included in the original application.

The eleven municipalities affected by the project layout were:

• Trabadelo
• Barjas
• Corullón
• Toral de los Vados
• Cacabelos
• Villafranca del Bierzo
• Arganza
• Sancedo
• Camponaraya
• Cabañas Raras
• Ponferrada

The resolution does not specify the concrete reason for the withdrawal. According to the text itself, this may respond to changes in the economic, technical or strategic viability of the promoter.

Economic and operational impact

The cancellation of a project of 110 MW means the elimination of a renewable generation facility of significant size in the province of León. In practical terms, the most relevant impacts are as follows:

• For Enel Green Power España: loss of investment made in project processing (studies, engineering, administrative management), without the possibility of recovering it through the operation of the park.
• For the eleven municipalities in Bierzo: the expectation of income from land leasing, local taxes and employment associated with the construction and operation of the park disappears.
• For third parties and local administrations: the resolution is explicit in that the withdrawal does not generate any additional obligations. The municipalities do not have to take any action as a consequence of this cancellation.
• For the renewable market: the withdrawal of a project of this magnitude may be indicative of difficulties in the viability of new wind developments in the area, although the resolution does not specify the reasons.

Who does it affect?

• Enel Green Power España, SL: direct promoter of the project, which loses the processing carried out and must reconsider its strategy in the area if it wishes to resume development.
• Landowners in the eleven affected municipalities who may have entered into agreements or leasing expectations with the promoter.
• Municipalities in Bierzo involved: Trabadelo, Barjas, Corullón, Toral de los Vados, Cacabelos, Villafranca del Bierzo, Arganza, Sancedo, Camponaraya, Cabañas Raras and Ponferrada.
• Auxiliary service companies (engineering, civil works, maintenance) that may have counted on this project in their portfolio of opportunities.
• Other wind promoters with projects in processing in the area, who can extract market signals from this decision.

Practical example

A landowner in the municipality of Ponferrada who had signed a pre-agreement for leasing with Enel Green Power España for the installation of wind turbines from the Trabadelo park now finds that this agreement becomes void. The archiving of the file without authorization means that the promoter has no obligation to continue with the project or to compensate the owner for the expectation generated, unless the private contract signed between both parties includes specific clauses in this regard.

Similarly, a municipality such as Villafranca del Bierzo, which may have budgeted future income from the Property Tax (IBI) of installations or from agreements with the promoter, must eliminate those items from its projections, since the project will not move forward.

What should companies do now?

1. Landowners with signed agreements: review private contracts signed with Enel Green Power España to verify if there are compensation clauses for withdrawal or early termination by the promoter.
2. Municipalities of the eleven municipalities: update budget forecasts by eliminating any income linked to the Trabadelo wind farm, given that the file has been archived without authorization.
3. Service companies with pending offers: consider cancelled the commercial opportunities linked to this project and redirect resources towards other active developments in the area.
4. Other wind promoters in the area: analyze whether the reasons that led Enel Green Power to withdraw (economic, technical or strategic viability) may also affect their own projects in processing in the Bierzo region of León.
5. No action is necessary for third parties or administrations if they do not have a direct contractual relationship with the project: the resolution is explicit in that the withdrawal does not generate additional obligations.