Plan for recovery, transformation and resilience (PRTR): correction of power lines for the protection of birdlife.

Our commitment to biodiversity

Protecting the natural environment is one of the pillars of e‑distribución's strategy.

For years we have been working to reduce the impact of our power lines on birdlife, particularly against the risks of collision and electrocution.

How we protect birds on our electricity grid

Our actions combine preventive and corrective measures:

• We design new routes taking bird flight paths into account.
• We reduce the risk of collision by marking cables.
• We eliminate the risk of electrocution by adapting pylons and poles.
• We analyse the existing grid every year to prioritise the lines that need improvement, based on the criteria of each Autonomous Community.

Actions funded by the PRTR

In addition to our standard operations, we participate in projects funded by the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), with Next Generation EU funds.

These projects fall under Component 4, dedicated to the conservation and restoration of ecosystems and biodiversity, and allow us to speed up the adaptation of power lines that are especially dangerous for birdlife.

During the 2021‑2026 period, €60 million has been allocated for these types of actions across all Autonomous Communities.

Projects developed by e‑distribución

In 2022 and 2023, we presented projects in several Autonomous Communities where calls for proposals have already been published.

Between 2023 and 2025, e‑distribución obtained funding to carry out birdlife protection actions in the following regions:

Here you can consult the criteria and the territorial distribution of the allocated credits.

Institutional and regulatory framework

The management and distribution of these funds is the responsibility of each Autonomous Community, which publishes its own grant calls.

You can check the allocation criteria and territorial distribution of funds in the official documentation from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition.

In Aragon, through the regulatory bases established in Orden AGM/1880/2021 and the call published in Orden AGM/920/2022, a subsidy of 4,158,756.19 € has been obtained to carry out actions on 19 power lines. The actions are to be carried out in the period 2023-2024.

In the Canary Islands, through Order 385, an amount of € 501,544 has been allocated for the award of a direct subsidy. The actions are to be carried out in the period 2023-2025.

In Catalonia, through the regulatory bases established in Orden ACC/23/2023 and the call published in Resolución ACC/881/2023, a subsidy of 2,474,620.14 euros has been obtained to carry out actions on 816 power line supports. The actions must be carried out in the period 2023-2025.

In Extremadura, through the regulatory bases established in Decreto 35/2022, de 6 de abril, projects containing interventions on 12 power lines have been approved and have been allocated a subsidy of 979,621.22 €, which represents 75% of the cost of their execution. The actions are to be carried out in the period 2023-2024, within 6 months of their award.

In the Balearic Islands, through the regulatory bases established and the call published in Orden 14/2023, a subsidy of 812,515.99 € has been obtained to carry out actions on 9 power lines. The actions are to be carried out between 2024 and 2025.

In Castile and Leon, through the regulatory bases established and the call published in Resolución 23 de marzo de 2023, a subsidy of 37.075 € has been obtained to carry out actions on 11 electric towers. The actions are to be carried out during the year 2025.

    
In the Autonomous Community of Navarre, through the regulatory bases established and the call for applications published by Resolution 71/2024 of 12 June, a subsidy of €372,864.97 has been obtained to carry out work on two power lines. The work must be carried out in 2025.