Overview
- During a visit to the Cofrentes facility, President Juanfran Pérez Llorca publicly pressed the Spanish government to rescind the planned 2030 shutdown.
- He called the closure decision ideological and irresponsible, arguing the plant should keep operating to bolster grid stability and energy sovereignty.
- Regional officials say the site supplies 52% of the Valencian Community’s electricity and supports more than 12,000 industrial firms, with extensive direct and indirect employment.
- Pérez Llorca highlighted Teresa Ribera’s current backing for new nuclear projects in Europe after supporting Cofrentes’ closure when she was Spain’s minister.
- The Generalitat also reported unblocking nearly 8,000 electricity-access files accumulated since 2020, while Madrid has not announced any change to Cofrentes’ timetable.