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Madrid – The Government of Spain has submitted to the European Commission the draft of the National Building Renovation Plan (PNRE), the strategic document aligned with the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (Pniec) that will guide the complete transformation of all Spanish building stock, both public and private, to achieve climate neutrality in 2050.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, the draft may receive recommendations from the European Government before its final presentation for entry into force on December 31, 2026.
Spain has managed to reduce household energy consumption by 10% between 2020 and 2023, with an average of 540,000 renovations per year in that period, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE).
Likewise, the Plan submitted to the European Executive foresees a reduction in consumption of 25% by 2030 and 33% by 2035, far exceeding the reduction targets of 16% and 20% for those same years set by the European Directive.
With the update of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), the European Union is asking member states for an action plan to meet the European decarbonization targets for 2030 and help achieve a zero-emission building stock by 2050, incorporating for this purpose Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and a renovation trajectory.
It is within this framework that the Government of Spain is promoting a large-scale plan to comply with this Directive: transforming residential and non-residential buildings into zero-emission buildings, thus ensuring the efficiency and sustainability of the building stock.
It is worth noting that the reduction in consumption and emissions envisaged by the National Building Renovation Plan between 2020 and 2030 is equivalent to the comprehensive renovation of 1,567,986 homes, exceeding the forecast of the Pniec (1,377,000 homes), and that the reduction in consumption between 2020 and 2023 is equivalent to the comprehensive renovation of 615,000 homes.
Participatory process
For the preparation of the plan, a broad participatory process has been deployed, which has included four working groups, five expert panels and the participation of more than 400 stakeholders.
In addition, the draft project has been submitted to a public hearing and information process through the MIVAU website from November 28 to December 13, 2025, with 81 contributions received from individuals, associations, public administrations, companies and other stakeholders.
“These contributions have been assessed and taken into account in the final drafting of the project that has been sent to Brussels. A large part of these contributions had already been included in the draft thanks to the breadth of the previous participatory process,” the Ministry stated. (December 30)