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Self-Consumption Summit 2026 - Madrid

On-site
Date
14 Apr 2026
Schedule
08:30 - 18:30
Location
Novotel Madrid Center, Calle de O'Donnell, 53, Salamanca, 28009 Madrid

 The self-consumption sector meets at the 6th UNEF Self-Consumption Summit

The future of self-consumption is at a turning point. The review of the regulatory framework, the electrification of demand and the incorporation of new technological solutions are redefining its role in the energy system.

The 6th Self-Consumption Summit of UNEF will bring together the main players in the sector on 14 April in Madrid to analyse the technical, regulatory and market challenges that will shape the development of self-consumption in Spain.

The conference will feature the participation of institutional representatives, companies, associations and experts from the energy sector, and will focus on how to consolidate self-consumption in all its forms — residential, industrial, utility, collective and energy communities — through round tables, technical presentations and discussion forums.

  • Time: 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
  • Location: Novotel Madrid Center (Calle de O'Donnell, 53, Salamanca, 28009 Madrid).


Throughout the day, attendees will also be able to enjoy networking opportunities during the coffee break and cocktail lunch, where they can exchange ideas and generate synergies among professionals in the sector.

 

Programme Preview 6th Self-Consumption Summit: 

 08:30 – 09:00 Registration of attendees

09:00 – 09:30 Institutional opening

  • Joan Groizard, Secretary of State for Energy, Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (PC)

  • Rafael Benjumea, President, Spanish Photovoltaic Union 

09:30 – 10:25 Round table discussion on self-consumption regulation and processing
Are the measures included in the new royal decree on self-consumption sufficient?
What is happening with the processing of projects?

  • Carlos Redondo, Deputy Director General of Electrical Energy, Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge
  • Franc Comino, CEO, SONNEN
  • Alejandro Martínez, Senior Associate, Watson Farley & Williams Spain

10:25 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Round table discussion on Quality and Installations
What are the requirements in terms of quality and safety of photovoltaic installations in Spanish regulations? What progress has been made in terms of component quality? What services do companies offer with regard to facility maintenance?

  • Jorge Jimeno Bernal, Head of Area, Sub-Directorate General for Quality and Industrial Safety, Ministry of Industry and Tourism
  • Elena García González, Head of Electricity and Machinery Services, Sub-Directorate General for Quality and Industrial Safety, Ministry of Industry and Tourism 

 11:20 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. – Coffee Break
 12:00 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Explanation of the methodology for calculating self-consumption production

  • Emilio Barroso, Head of the Measures Department, REE

12:25 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Round table discussion on industrial and utility self-consumption
What are the keys to demand electrification? Is self-consumption a solution for the implementation of data centres in Spain? Success stories of industrial and utility self-consumption projects.

  • Manuel Argüelles, Director General of Energy and Mines, Valencian Regional Government
  • Begoña Villacís Sánchez, Executive Director, SPAINDC (PC)
  • Alberto Martín Rivals, CEO of NetONpower

1:15 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Keynote Speaker: The vision of self-consumption in Europe and its progress towards flexibility models

  • Representative of Solar Power Europe (PC)

 1:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Networking lunch

 3:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Round table discussion on collective self-consumption and energy communities
Why are collective self-consumption and energy communities not taking off? What are the current problems in the processing of collective self-consumption? Energy communities beyond self-consumption: the need for a regulatory framework.

Moderator: Raul Masa, ABC

  • Carlos Montoya, Head of the Solar and Self-Consumption Department, IDAE

4:20 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Keynote Speaker: New requirements for platforms for the comprehensive management of self-consumption files

  • María González de Perosanz, Deputy Assistant Director in the Energy Department, CNMC

4:45 p.m. – 5:35 p.m. Round table discussion on Opportunities for Storage: flexibility and new models.
Is self-consumption without storage possible today? How can we bring greater flexibility to distribution networks? Distributed storage as a new model.

  • Susana Carrillo, Head of Area, Deputy Director of Electrical Energy, CNMC

17:35 p.m. – 18:25 p.m. Round table discussion on New business models: Electrification and Digitalisation
What are the new business models in self-consumption? What role do heat pumps, aerothermal energy and storage play? How is the CAEs system progressing? Is it the new economic incentive for self-consumption?

  • Jacobo Llerena, Deputy Director General of Energy Efficiency and Access, or Mar Blázquez, Deputy Assistant Director of Energy Efficiency and Access at the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (PC)
  • Jaime Amor, Business Development Manager Spain Wattkraft Iberia

6:25 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Conclusions and closing of the 6th Self-Consumption Summit

  • José Donoso, Chief Executive Officer, Spanish Photovoltaic Union

 

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