The deployment of energy infrastructure in the archipelago has reached a point of no return. The Directorate General for Energy has formalized, through the Official State Gazette (BOE) of March 30, 2026, the application for Public Utility status for the upgrade of the high-voltage power line between Barranco de Tirajana and Sabinal. This project by Red Eléctrica de España, with an investment of €16,8 million, entails the urgent occupation of critical land on the eastern and southern flanks of the island, affecting a diverse range of landowners, from large agricultural corporations to heirs of historically significant plots.
In the municipality of Santa Lucía de Tirajana, the air right-of-way and support towers will impact the properties of Lidia Esther Mateo Alemán, Francisco Mateo Rodríguez, Pino Rosa Mateo Alemán, María Ángeles Alemán, María Carmen Mateo Alemán, and Francisco Javier Mateo Alemán. Also affected are María del Carmen Gil Sosa, Salvador García Vega, María Jesús Romero Caballero, Cándido García Romero, Eva María García Romero, Juana María García Romero, Ignacio García Gil, Sergio García Gil, Pedro García Gil, and María del Pino García Gil. The list continues with Enrique and Benjamín González Araña, María Carmen Díaz Armas, and the Franco Estupiñán family (María Luisa, Pedro Luis, Francisca Rosa, María Consuelo and Amílcar), in addition to assets of Residencial El Cardón SL, Agustín Betancor Suárez, Antonio Betancor Pérez Andújar, José Venancio González Suárez, Silvestre Francisco Álvarez León and the Guedes Guedes families (María del Pino, Francisca, Sebastiana, Josefa Buen, Suceso, José Manuel and Julia) and Valenzuela Suárez (María del Pino, Inmaculada, Carmen Rosa, Lorenzo and Víctor Jesús).
The extension of the railway line towards Agüimes affects significant industrial and agricultural interests. Among those whose land has been expropriated are the Arinaga Industrial Estate Joint Compensation Association, Albito SA, and the corporate network of Juliano Bonny Gómez SL, along with El Cardonal SL, Tabuco SL, and El Mondragón SL. Individuals named include José Mayor Alonso, Domingo Alemán Jiménez, the extended Castro Mayor family (Ana Rosa, Manuel Sergio, Juan Francisco, Olga Cecilia, José Gustavo, María Rosario, and Dolores), and the Alemán Castro family (María del Carmen, Domingo, María del Pino, and José). Also included are Lorenzo Betancor Suárez, María Herrera Rodríguez, José Rodríguez Cabrera, Antonia González Rodríguez, Luis Vicente Romero Bordón, Juan Naranjo López, Manuel Ortega López, Manuel Estupiñán Rodríguez, Gert Erich Otto Stenger, Judas Romero Artiles, Juan Francisco Hernández Tarajano, Juana González Morales, Antonio Tarajano Artiles, María del Rosario Alvarado Sánchez, José Romero Alvarado, Sebastián Melián Suárez, Andrés Goyes Rodríguez, Lorenzo Bordón González, Rosendo Hernández Díaz, Eusebia Artiles Santana, Juana González Arias, Antonio Artiles Romero, Luis Romero Artiles, Tomás Rodríguez Romero, Fernando González Rodríguez and Concepción Santana Expósito.
In Ingenio, the overhead and underground infrastructure will affect Fernando Sánchez Ramírez, José Fulgencio Sánchez Quintana, Catalina López Espino, Francisco José González Artiles, Manuel Rodríguez Pérez, José Nicolás Juárez Rodríguez, Manuel González Rodríguez and Rita Espino Estupiñán. Meanwhile, in the municipality of Telde, the list is particularly extensive, including Buildingcenter SAU and owners such as Juan Espino Espino, Juan Guedes Bordón, Francisco Gabriel López Rodríguez, José Cruz Cruz, Tomás Ramírez González, Nieves Morales Pérez, Juan Suárez Sánchez, Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, Julia Rodríguez Torres, María Dolores Rodríguez Torres, José Alemán Álvarez, Sebastián Peña González, Sixto del Castillo Manrique de Lara, María del Cristo López Suárez, José Martín Domínguez, María Caridad Rodríguez Torres, Manuel Pérez Martel, Domingo Martín Suárez, Evaristo González López, Miguel Jesús Lozano Rodríguez, Francisca González Pérez, Ana Lozano Rodríguez, the Eriksen family (May and Brian), Antonio López González, Eulogia Rodríguez Torres, Carmen Rodríguez Rodríguez, José Lozano Rodríguez, Antonio Torres Florido, Miguel Daniel Escobar Velázquez, Juan García Boza, Juan José Ramírez Suárez, Ana María Mesa Bosa Pérez, Natalia Delgado, Juan Rodríguez García, and María Dolores Berta Quintana. Nelson, Jesús Calixto López, Antonio García Sánchez, Antonio López Vega, Juan López Talavera, Pino Sánchez Valido, Gaspar Ramírez Amador, Francisco Sánchez López, Felisa Martel Ojeda, María de los Ángeles Ojeda García, Francisca Rodríguez Rodríguez, María Lozano Melián, Germán León López, Francisco and Juana Ortega Martel, Manuel Herrera Ramírez, Juan Sánchez Rodríguez, Antonio Jiménez Rodríguez, Diego Jiménez Guedes, Francisca Jiménez Guedes, Isabel Jiménez Guedes, Dolores Jiménez Guedes, María del Carmen Sánchez Rivero, María Sánchez Lozano, Juan Sánchez Valido, Estebana Jiménez Rodríguez, Domingo Lozano López, Jacinto Jiménez Rodríguez, Noelia del Carmen Ceballos Suárez, Juan Lozano Lozano, José Jiménez Rodríguez, Pedro Jiménez Rodríguez, Manuel Valido Rodríguez, Pedro Martel Herrera, José de La Cruz Sánchez Lozano and Lorenzo González Alfonso.
Finally, the arrival of the power plant in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Sabinal area involves the heirs of María Rosa Mustafa Almeida, the Compañía Frigorífica Canariense SA, and Rosa Martín Almeida. This operation, which Red Eléctrica justifies as necessary to strengthen the system in the face of increased demand, now opens a 30-day period for objections. The focus for investors and landowners is on the valuation of the land, since the declaration of "urgent occupation" limits their room for maneuver against an administration that prioritizes the energy transition over private land ownership.
