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2025-09-24 09:00:00.0 - 2025-09-24 09:00:00.0 UTC +02:00

Iberdrola will invest €58bn to 2028 (+30%) to accelerate growth in US and UK networks

This plan aims to transform Iberdrola's profile into a more regulated company, with networks as a vector for growth. 

Ignacio Galán, Executive Chairman of the Group

Delayed webcast of the event: Capital Markets Day 2025.

 

A plan that transforms Iberdrola’s profile into a more regulated company, with a strategic focus on the United Kingdom and the United States

  • 65% of investments in regulated Networks.
  • 85% of investments in A-rated countries with stable, predictable and attractive regulatory frameworks.
  • Driving growth with more stability, predictability, profitability and security.

Gross investments of €58bn until 2028, 65% in UK and US (vs 40% in ‘21-‘24)

  • UK, first investment destination (€20bn), followed by US (€16bn), Iberia (€9bn), Brazil (€7bn) and other EU & Australia (€5bn).
  • More than 70% of investment to growth. 

€37bn investment in Networks: Regulated Asset Base up to €70bn (+€40bn since 2020)

  • €25bn in Distribution: Distribution asset base up to €50bn. (+€25bn compared to 2020).
  • €12bn in Transmission, 95% in UK & US: Transmission asset base  up to €20bn. (+€14bn compared to 2020).
  • Predictable and attractive frameworks closed or advanced: 9.5% average ROE.

€21bn in Generation & Customers, 75% in projects already under construction

  • 38% in offshore wind, 24% in onshore wind, 10% in solar PV, 10% in storage.

EBITDA reaches €18bn in 2028 (+€3bn), with Networks as the driver 

  • Regulated Networks increase EBITDA contribution to 55% thanks to growth in UK and US.
  • Adding Long-term contracted businesses, 75% of EBITDA by 2028 will not depend on energy prices..

Adjusted net profit of €7.6bn by 2028 – up €2bn.


Close to €20bn in dividends between 2025 and 2028

  • Shareholder remuneration to grow in line with results.
  • Payout between 65% and 75% and a floor of €0.64 per share.

Financial position within BBB+rating 

  • €52bn in cash flow generated during the period, driven by new investments. 
  • €13bn in asset rotation and partnerships (75% completed).
  • The €5bn expansion already implemented.

Increasing social dividend 

  • 15,000 new hires 
  • €65 bn in purchases to thousands of suppliers, supporting more than 500,000 jobs.
  • Tax contribution of more than €40 bn up to 2028.
  • More than €1.6bn in R&D.
  • Becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
  • At the forefront of best practices in corporate governance.

Outlook for 2031: sustainable growth and acceleration of electrification

  • Investments of more than €45bn between 2029 and 2031
    • Focused on A-rated countries, mainly the United Kingdom and the United States.
    • €30bn investment in Networks (two-thirds in distribution and one-third in transmission) to achieve an asset base of over €90bn by 2031.
  • Earnings growth: at least mid-to-high single-digit growth from 2024, while maintaining financial strength and increasing dividends.
     

 

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 transmission and distribution networks, mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States.

We expect to achieve a net profit of €7.6bn in 2028, with around €20bn allocated to dividends between 2024 and 2028.

During this period, we will add more than 15,000 people to our workforce, make purchases of more than €65bn to thousands of suppliers, supporting 500,000 jobs, our tax contribution will exceed €40bn, and we will invest €1.6bn in R&D&I, while also achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

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