UFD, the Naturgy Group electricity, will invest €1.33 billion up to 2028 to strengthen and digitalise its electricity grid in Spain. The aim of these investments is to improve the service offered to its customers and to promote the development of the energy transition, as established in the new Strategic Plan approved by Naturgy.
Investments undertaken by UFD are also aimed at incorporating and providing quality service to new consumers and industries, as part of the process of electrification of the economy envisaged in the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (Pniec). To meet this demand, it is essential that regulation supports and facilitates the growth of the distribution network by removing existing bottlenecks and providing adequate remuneration.
The investments foreseen in this period will be mainly aimed at innovation and the application of new technologies linked to remote measurement and sensorisation, as well as the strengthening of infrastructures through the construction of new lines or substations, or the renovation and modernisation of existing facilities.
In 2025 alone, the company will invest €317 million in advanced low-voltage supervision projects, medium and high-voltage actions, cybersecurity and advanced asset management, among other things.
The bulk of the investment will be concentrated in Galicia, where UFD is the main electricity distributor, with an allocation of €586 million between 2025 and 2028. The rest of the investment will be shared between Castilla-La Mancha (€313 million), the Community of Madrid (€266 million) and Castilla y León (€165 million).
Improved supply quality
These investments will allow UFD to further increase the quality of power supply in its network. The company has managed to improve the service offered to its customers by 17% compared to five years ago, measured by the installed power equivalent interruption time (IPEIT). This indicator stood at 32.6 minutes at the end of 2024.
Naturgy’s Managing Director of Networks, Pedro Larrea, said that “this investment will strengthen the group’s electricity networks and infrastructure in Spain, increasing efficiency, safety and quality of service and accelerating the energy transition by allowing the integration of more renewable energy, self-consumption and distributed generation”.
Mónica Puente, Director of Electricity Networks Spain at Naturgy, highlighted the reliability of the service offered by UFD: “The high volumes of investment in recent years, together with resources dedicated to operation and maintenance, have allowed our service reliability to reach 99.99% and we want to continue to improve”.
Electricity distribution grids play a strategic role in driving the energy and digital transitions, guaranteeing electricity supply and supporting the increasing integration of renewable generation and the development of new services such as self-consumption to advance decarbonisation goals. This role requires investments for the modernisation and expansion of existing infrastructure and its adaptation to new challenges.
UFD in figures
UFD is present in Galicia, where it is the largest electricity distributor, as well as in Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and the Madrid region. It currently serves 3.8 million supply points with a network of 116,000 kilometres of high, medium and low voltage lines, maintaining and operating the networks with a commitment to ensuring service under conditions of efficiency, safety and quality.
The company has a Digital Services Platform, a space where users can carry out all their transactions from any device, at any time and from any place, and is the main point of contact between the various agents in the electricity system.