Renewable energies supported 140,621 jobs in Spain in 2025 and contributed €17.5 billion to GDP, 1.04% of the national economy. The sector installed 12,520 MW of new capacity, a record.
Renewable energies closed 2025 with 140,621 jobs in Spain and a contribution of €17.5 billion to gross domestic product, according to industriambiente.com based on the Macroeconomic Impact Study of Renewable Energies in Spain 2025. The work, prepared by Deloitte and presented by APPA Renovables, places this figure at 1.04% of the national economy.
Employment in the sector grew by 5.6% compared to 2024. During the year, 12,520 MW of new renewable capacity was added, a historic high that, according to the report, reduced electricity costs and fossil fuel imports.
Of the 140,621 jobs, 90,797 are direct, 6.1% more than the previous year, and indirect jobs increased by 4.5%. The solar photovoltaic sector aimed at grid sales generated the most additional jobs, with 3,793 positions, followed by wind energy, with 1,731.
The contribution to GDP reached €17.5 billion in current euros, a 7.2% increase in real terms. Of this amount, €12.7 billion corresponds to the direct impact of the sector and €4.8 billion to the indirect impact.
The savings in the daily electricity market is estimated at €7.589 billion, 8.8% more than in 2024. According to the study, the average price of the daily market was €65.28 per MWh, whereas without renewable generation it would have been around €126.
The report also quantifies the avoided imports at 24.9 million tonnes of oil equivalent, valued at €14.814 billion, and the emissions that did not occur at 69.2 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, associated with savings of €5.115 billion in emission rights.
The main challenge identified is the increase in renewable electricity spills, which grew by 55.2% to 19.69 TWh. APPA Renovables points to electrical grids, storage, system flexibility, and renewable gases as priorities to consolidate growth. Its president, Santiago Gómez Ramos, calls for maintaining a stable energy and industrial policy and linking renewable deployment with the electrification of the economy.
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