- November 10, 2026
The electrical planning of the Port Authority of Almería ensures the long-term growth of the port, with an initial increase in electrical power of 8 megawatts, expandable up to 20 MW according to the maximum capacity of the substation.
The contract includes the works for the new substation and the execution of a high-voltage line, with a budget of 12.7 million euros and co-financed up to 85% with European Feder funds.
The new electrical infrastructures will allow the implementation of the OPS system for supplying power to vessels from shore.
The saturation of the electrical grid blocks industrial development in Andalusia, and the Port of Almería is not immune to this problem. However, after more than a year of negotiations, the Port Authority of Almería (APA) has managed to get Endesa to contractually guarantee a power reserve of 8 megawatts (MW). This approval, which will materialize with the execution of electrical infrastructure by the APA, will allow for port industrial growth and the supply of power to vessels from shore through the OPS (Onshore Power Supply) system, with which the port promotes its environmental commitment and to the city of Almería, minimizing CO2 emissions and noise.
Within the framework of the port authority's electrical planning for the long-term development of the Port of Almería, and despite the initially authorized 8 MW, the APA will build a powerful infrastructure through an electrical substation with a maximum capacity of up to 20 MW for the viability of future projects. The Port Authority of Almería has tendered the drafting of the construction project and execution of a new 66 kV high-voltage line and a 66/20 kV (20 MVA) GIS substation in the fishing area of the Port of Almería, as well as its subsequent maintenance, and the drafting of the MEIPOR (Port Investment Evaluation Method).
The tender, with a base budget of €12,740,609.57 (VAT included) and co-financed up to 85% with European Feder 4 funds, consists of different services: on the one hand, the drafting of the construction project for the new high-voltage line and the substation, its construction, the drafting of the MEIPOR to complement the viability of the action to be developed by the successful bidder, and, on the other hand, the maintenance service for both facilities from their commissioning until twenty-four months thereafter.
The total contract period is 49 months, which includes 25 months for the commissioning of the facilities and 24 months of maintenance service; that is, after the award, the electrical infrastructure will be fully operational in two years, allowing the APA to begin administrative concession procedures for new port industry.
