Spain MITECO News

Spanish Water Reserves at 83.5% Capacity

MITECO's weekly water reserve report dated 21 April 2026 shows Spanish reservoirs storing 46,802 hectómetros cúbicos (hm³), representing 83.5% of total national capacity. Reserves decreased by 118 hm³ (0.2% of total capacity) during the reporting period. Regional variation spans from 57.6% in the Segura basin to 95.2% in internal Basque Country basins, with precipitation described as scarce throughout Spain.

Spain-Brazil MoU on Critical Minerals Signed for Five Years

Spain and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding on critical minerals during the bilateral summit in Barcelona on 17 April 2026. The MoU has a duration of five years, renewable, and covers cooperation in technology transfer, prospecting, R&D, mining, refining, recycling, and transformation of critical minerals, as well as environmental management and investment promotion. A Joint Working Group will identify cooperation opportunities and projects of common interest.

II Estrategia para la Equidad Territorial y el Reto Demográfico Lanzada en Asturias

Vice President Sara Aagesen launched the II Estrategia Nacional para la Equidad Territorial y el Reto Demográfico in Piloña, Asturias, describing it as a substantial leap rather than an update. The strategy, coordinated through the Red CIT (Territorial Innovation Centers) network of 26 provincial territories with its hub at Nodo CIT MITECO-CIUDEN in Ponferrada, addresses mobility, energy transition, generational succession, and landscape management in rural Spain.