Energy Transitions Podcast: Fitting EVs into Spain's power system
Yusuf Latief
Posted on: 9 September 2025
Spain has been seeing much-needed momentum in uptake of EVs, but what are the implications for the power grid and its operators?
Spain has been seeing much-needed momentum in its EV uptake, but as this electrified asset comes online in droves, what are the implications for the power grid and its operators?
Of course, there are technologies that have been developed to help manage this massive increase in power supply, such as smart charging or even bidirectional and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging. But are these readily available in Spain? If not, what’s holding them back?
In the second episode of a special four-part miniseries of the Energy Transitions Podcast exploring Spain’s journey to greener mobility, host Yusuf Latief speaks with Jorge Muñoz Riesco, Head of Smart Mobility for Iberdrola.
Episode 1: Can Spain’s transport sector keep pace with decarbonisation?
Riesco, who will be speaking at this year's Enlit Europe in Bilbao, Spain, helps unpack what’s needed to ensure that EV charging and the power system evolve in sync, considering elements such as charging technologies, grid investment and forward-looking regulation.
Tune in to hear all about:
- Why 2025 is the year Spain’s EV adoption turned a corner
- The role of utilities, such as Iberdrola, in the evolving EV-energy relationship
- What’s needed for smooth EV to power grid integration
- Investment and network priorities to serve the needs of electrified transport
- How grid readiness and regulation need to evolve
- Why cross-sector collaboration is essential for what comes next
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