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Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are increasingly consolidating their position as one of the most effective tools for driving investment in renewable energy, guaranteeing stable prices and protecting both companies and consumers from electricity market volatility. Originally conceived as a public support mechanism for clean energy, CFDs provide predictable revenues for producers while promoting the decarbonisation of the energy system. Similar structures also exist in the free market, such as bilateral Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), which can be designed following the same underlying model. In this article, we explain what CFDs are, how they work, their benefits and limitations and why they are set to play a key role in energy security and the transition to a more sustainable model, with particular focus on their application in Europe and Spain and Iberdrola’s leadership in this field.

The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2025 offers one of the most comprehensive analyses of how global energy systems are evolving at a time of profound transformation. Its conclusions are clear: electrification, supported by renewable energy, modern networks and digital technologies, is now the most cost-effective and secure pathway to achieving net zero emissions. The report sets out three scenarios to understand how different policy and technology choices could shape the coming decades. In all of them, electricity plays a central role.

La Base de Activos Regulada (RAB, por sus siglas en inglés) es un modelo financiero y regulatorio que define cómo se remunera la inversión privada en infraestructuras públicas esenciales, como redes eléctricas, agua o transporte.

Iberdrola is expanding its portfolio of investments in innovative and sustainable business models with its commitment to TRIBBU, Spain's leading urban carpooling platform. Through its PERSEO programme, which has been supporting...

Iberdrola increases its co-investment alliance with Norway's sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, with the contribution of an additional 708 MW of renewable capacity corresponding to the photovoltaic...

Ignacio Galán, Iberdrola’s Executive Chairman, said: This plan aims to transform Iberdrola's profile into a more regulated company, with networks as a vector for growth. We will invest €58bn by 2028, two-thirds of which will go to...