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We work to improve people’s lives by fighting against inequality to make progress without leaving anyone behind, collaborating with public administrations and entities in the Third Sector. Likewise, we operate in four areas of work and eleven lines of action focused on reducing digital, territorial, generational, and gender inequalities.
Digital inequality
We promote connectivity in the territories where we operate and work in order to foster digital literacy of society by reducing digital barriers to achieve inclusion.
Territorial inequality
We contribute to reducing urban-rural imbalances by driving the energy transition and promoting entrepreneurship, local development, preserving natural capital, and culture, with local innovation as key tools.
Generational inequality
We contribute to reducing child poverty, promoting education, youth employment, and collaborating with training entities in the electrical sector to facilitate the ecological transition.
Gender inequality
We support social and labour equality for women as a lever of opportunities and progress for all. Additionally, we promote the scientific and technological vocation of women from an early age.
Ongoing headline projects
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Holapueblo
We have partnered with AlmaNatura to revitalise the most depopulated areas through social entrepreneurship and innovation.
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Ruralizable
We have joined this initiative to contribute to the reinvigoration of rural Spain and reverse its depopulation, an issue that affects three out of every four municipalities.
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Pastoreo en Red
Through our subsidiary, Red Eléctrica, we have launched this project to control biomass in security corridors to promote extensive livestock farming, favour biodiversity, and encourage population settlement in rural areas.
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Hémera: Digital School for the Energy Transition
A training space to empower citizens as protagonists of the new energy model and provide them with the necessary knowledge and skills.
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RedeSTEAM
We encourage girls to study science and technology through this competition for female students in the third and fourth years of Secondary School and vocational training.
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Entreredes
We have created a digital game as an educational tool for students from 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year of Secondary School to learn about how the electrical system works in a fun and engaging way.
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FP Energía Positiva
An initiative promoted as part of the ‘Alliance for Zero Child Poverty’ launched by the High Commissioner for Child Poverty. The project supports the training of teenagers in vulnerable situations or at risk in sectors with high demand for professionals.
Other projects of interest
- Guidelines for the development of energy transition plans in Spain
- Community energy
- Digital axis
- Oficios en Red
- Plataforma Verde (Green Platform)
- Alimentos Solidarios (Food Solidarity)
Guidelines for the development of energy transition plans in Spain
Guidelines for the development of energy transition plans in Spain
Redeia, Emprendedorex, EnerAgen, and Next Educación, along with 30 local action groups, constitute the driving force working from the territory to fight against climate change and achieve the targets included in Spain’s National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP).
Their first task has been to develop the guidelines for the development of energy transition plans in Spain as part of their participatory local development strategies. A roadmap for territories to define and implement strategies to promote future projects in:
- Energy efficiency
- Fighting against energy poverty
- Building rehabilitation
- Collective self-consumption
- Local energy communities
Guidelines for the energy transition in local entities
Local Administrations are the cornerstone of the fight against climate change, considering their ability to channel citizens’ demands, promote public policies, and prepare budgets based on their commitment to sustainability, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.
Therefore, Red Eléctrica, together with the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) has developed guidelines for the energy transition in local entities in line with its commitment to promote the culture of energy efficiency, raise awareness of the need for carbon reduction in the economy, and promote a sustainable energy model.
The guidelines are aimed at addressing the main uncertainties that public administrations may have about the energy transition process and guiding municipalities in adopting measures and initiatives that promote responsible and efficient energy consumption, as well as implementing sustainable mobility.
Community energy
Community energy
Red Eléctrica, in collaboration with the Megara Energía cooperative and the Town Hall of Castilfrío de la Sierra (Soria), has launched the first local energy community through the pilot ‘Hacendera Solar’ project, a prototype of a rural energy community based on collective self-consumption with grid support and a participatory model involving the municipality and the local population in its management.
Are you familiar with the manual for a rural energy community?
The Hacendera Solar project in Castilfrío de la Sierra has two photovoltaic solar plants of 7.36 and 5.5 kWp for self-consumption that have been installed on the roofs of two municipal buildings. These installations supply electricity for the town hall, the social centre, the doctor’s clinic, a refurbished building, and the laundry building, as well as for pumping water.
Outline the first model of community self-consumption in Castilfrío de la Sierra (Soria).
Promote photovoltaic installations in shared self-consumption mode with grid support.
Encourage investments in low-carbon economies that reduce both emissions and municipalities' current expenditures.
Define the complementarity of the energy demands of the different buildings and facilities owned and/or managed by a municipality.
Results 2020-2021
Establishment of the governance body of the energy community and approval of the Articles of Association.
100% self-consumption achieved in the water pumping system and 84% usage in the social centre.
A slow-charging point for electric vehicles has been installed in the social centre.
Covering 60% of the municipality’s demand for annual electricity.
Reducing its carbon footprint by 6.98 Tm of CO2 a year.
Creating a model that can be extrapolated to the rest of the region’s towns.
Digital axis
Digital axis
Digital Axis is a programme promoted by Fundación Cibervoluntarios and Red Eléctrica to support the digitalisation of Spanish society by promoting the growth of rural areas and reducing inequalities. This project offers tailored and free training in digital skills to boost local development in rural areas of Spain and provide digital skills training to citizens, educational centres, SMEs, local entrepreneurs, and municipal organisations.
- Facilitate the digital transition of rural populations where Red Eléctrica infrastructure development is taking place.
- Promote digitalisation as a core element of social and economic cohesion to enhance competitiveness and foster local development.
- Increase the digital skills of people living in these areas, ensuring equal opportunities.
Results 2022
Four participating municipalities: Fermoselle (Zamora), Villarino de los Aires (Salamanca), Villamayor de Gállego (Zaragoza), and Puebla de Guzmán (Huelva).
A total of 384 people, 61% of whom were women, attended 36 workshops.
Creation of a digital space and coworking space in each of the four municipalities.
Oficios en Red
Oficios en Red
Redeia and the Spanish Rural Development Network (REDR) have signed a collaboration agreement to launch Oficios en Red. An initiative that responds to the triple need to promote craftspeople and their products, traditional techniques, and the new role of rural areas as generators of quality products. Oficios en Red seeks to promote collaboration between rural craftspeople and fashion designers in favour of slow fashion.
The project is conceived as a tool to counteract depopulation, preserve traditional trades linked to local resources, and promote their craft traditions in the fashion, decoration, and rural tourism sectors.
Plataforma Verde (Green Platform)
Plataforma Verde (Green Platform)
FADEMUR, in collaboration with Redeia, has launched a nationwide marketplace platform that enables small producers from small-scale rural family farms to enter into the distribution of their high-quality, locally sourced products.
Secure supply of healthy food
The family production model ensures a secure supply of healthy food while protecting biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources, generating employment, and supporting extensive livestock farming. Additionally, family farming, where women are involved, is a model that settles and structures the territory, maintains population levels, and helps fight depopulation in rural areas.
The Plataforma Verde is already operational in the Community of Madrid.
Key achievements
Environmentally sustainable: seasonal and locally sourced products reducing carbon footprint.
Economically sustainable: direct purchase without intermediaries.
Socially sustainable: only products from family farms are traded.
Responsible value chain: contributes to the economic, environmental, and social progress of rural areas.
Alimentos Solidarios (Food Solidarity)
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24/05/2024
Espacio de Animación Rural de Corcolilla, the regeneration project that won Holapueblo in Alpuente
10/05/2024
Innova rural, the project of reactivation that won the IV edition of Holapueblo in Beteta
26/04/2024
Ruralizable holds a new event to discuss financing for rural entrepreneurs