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ALPIQ ENERGIA ESPAÑA, S.A.U.

Spanish subsidiary of the Swiss Alpiq Group, supplying electricity and gas to large customers and operating the Plana del Vent combined-cycle gas plant in Tarragona.

Last updated September 28, 2026

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Overview

Alpiq Energía España, S.A.U. is the Spanish subsidiary of the Alpiq Group, a leading Swiss electricity producer and energy service provider active throughout Europe. According to the company, Alpiq Energía España has formed part of the Alpiq Group for more than 25 years. The Spanish business is built around the supply of electricity and natural gas to large customers, the operation of flexible generation assets, market-access services for energy producers, and origination activities including power purchase agreements. A central element of the Spanish operation is the Plana del Vent combined-cycle gas plant in Tarragona, described by the company as one of the most important facilities for flexible energy production in Spain. The plant is presented as a highly flexible and efficient installation capable of supplying energy whenever it is needed. The operational know-how Alpiq has gained in managing this plant is also offered to owners of other plants, helping them optimise operations and energy distribution across markets and increase added value. Beyond generation, Alpiq España positions itself as a reliable partner for creating value with both its own and third-party power plants. It helps customers minimise market risk by optimising their portfolios through short- and long-term energy trading and by using digital platforms that facilitate real-time trading. The Spanish team numbers close to one hundred members working across different projects to obtain a 360-degree view of the business. The Spanish subsidiary operates within the wider Alpiq Group, a Swiss energy company headquartered in Lausanne with roughly 1,400 employees. The group describes itself as a leading Swiss electricity producer and energy service provider active throughout Europe, offering services in energy generation, marketing and energy optimisation. Its asset base spans hydro and thermal plants, nuclear, wind farms, photovoltaic facilities and battery energy storage systems, and it has produced electricity from renewable Swiss hydropower for more than a hundred years. The group's stated purpose is "together for a better climate and an improved security of supply". In Spain, Alpiq Energía España frames its commitment around accompanying customers on their path toward efficiency and sustainability, backed by the experience and solidity of a leading European energy company. Its business areas include electricity and gas supply for large customers, asset services, market-access services for energy producers, and origination such as power purchase agreements.

History

Alpiq Energía España, S.A.U. is the Spanish arm of the Alpiq Group, a Swiss electricity producer and energy service provider. According to the company's own description, Alpiq Energía España has been part of the Alpiq Group for more than 25 years, making the Spanish business a long-standing component of the group's European footprint. The Spanish operation is anchored by the Plana del Vent combined-cycle gas plant in Tarragona, which the company describes as one of the most important facilities for flexible energy production in Spain. This asset gives Alpiq España a physical generation base from which it has developed broader service capabilities. The operational experience gained in managing the plant is offered to owners of other power plants, helping them optimise operations and energy distribution across markets. Over time, the Spanish business has expanded beyond pure generation into electricity and natural gas supply for large customers, market-access services for energy producers, and origination activities such as power purchase agreements. The company also emphasises short- and long-term energy trading and the use of digital platforms for real-time trading, positioning itself as a partner that helps customers minimise market risk by optimising their portfolios. The Spanish subsidiary operates within the wider Alpiq Group, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. The group describes itself as a leading Swiss electricity producer and energy service provider active throughout Europe, with roughly 1,400 employees and an asset base spanning hydro and thermal plants, nuclear, wind farms, photovoltaic facilities and battery energy storage systems. The group states that it has produced electricity from renewable Swiss hydropower for more than a hundred years and frames its purpose as "together for a better climate and an improved security of supply". In Spain, the company presents a cooperative and deeply committed approach, with a team of close to one hundred members working across projects to obtain a 360-degree view of the business. Its stated commitment is to accompany customers on their path toward efficiency and sustainability, backed by the experience and solidity of a leading European energy company.

  • Alpiq Energía España has been part of the Alpiq Group for more than 25 years, according to the company.

  • The Plana del Vent combined-cycle gas plant in Tarragona is described as one of Spain's most important facilities for flexible energy production.

Products and positioning

Reliable partner for flexible generation, energy trading and market access in Spain, backed by the experience and solidity of a leading European energy company.

  • Electricity supply for large customers

  • Natural gas supply for large customers

  • Market access services for energy producers

  • Origination and power purchase agreements

  • Short- and long-term energy trading and portfolio optimisation

  • Asset services for own and third-party power plants

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