Overview
- Regional industry chief María Jesús Lorenzana said Greenfiber has three months to technically justify a viable connection or the file will expire.
- The Xunta says the plant cannot secure the specific substation tie-in it proposed, since network expansion in central Lugo is not foreseen before 2030.
- Greenfiber rejects the rationale as political, says it received no technical explanation, and is studying alternative ways to connect to the grid.
- Madrid previously denied key Next Generation/PERTE support, finding the project centered on cellulose rather than the promised sustainable fibers.
- Opposition parties and civic platforms that led mass protests claim credit for the halt, casting it as a win for social pressure and environmental standards.