In 2010, the demand for electrical energy on the Spanish peninsula was 259,940 GWh, a 2.9% higher than the figure for 2009 that registered a fall of 4.8% in demand.

The demand for electrical energy on the Spanish peninsula was 23,385 GWh in the month of December, representing a growth of 2.9% with respect to the same month in 2009.

Red Eléctrica has today commenced laying the second of the three submarine cables which make up the electrical interconnection between the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.

The demand for electrical energy on the Spanish peninsula was 23,642 GWh in the month of January, representing a growth of 1.3% with respect to the same month in 2010.

Red Eléctrica de España has presented its consolidated results for 2010 with continued growth again this year and with the strong investment trends from previous financial years.

The Penagos substation is the key element of the reinforcement that is being carried out in the meshing of the Cantabrian electricity grid that also implies the construction or adaptation of three

Once the installation is finished, a test period will begin during the summer months with the objective of commissioning the interconnection in the last quarter of 2011.

• Renewable energies covered 35% of the demand, seven points higher than last year
• Investment in the transmission grid in 2010 reached 865 million euros