Spain · island electricity systemElectricity in the Balearic Islands
Price, demand, generation, renewables and electricity interconnections of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera.
live Source: Red Eléctrica de España (REE) · last reading 19/10/2026, 11:55:00
Grid snapshot
Demand, generation and balance, updated every minute.
Source: Red Eléctrica de España (REE) · last reading 19/10/2026, 11:55:00
- Combined cycle 407 MW47.8%
- Solar PV 166 MW19.5%
- Balearic-Peninsula link 134 MW15.7%
- Gas turbine 55 MW6.4%
- Internal combustion engines (ICE) 42 MW4.9%
- Non-renewable waste 21 MW2.4%
- Renewable waste 21 MW2.4%
- Other renewables 4 MW0.4%
- Cogeneration 3 MW0.4%
Demand over the last 24 hours
Actual, scheduled and forecast demand from the system operator, in MW.
MW
actual scheduled forecast
The arrows and figures are measurements, as of 19 October at 09:55. The transmission grid is not shown: we do not have its routes for this country yet.
Interconnections and submarine cables
The flow on each link is the one published by REE, every five minutes. The diagram is not to scale.
| Project | Flow now | End points | Voltage | Capacity | Length | Cables | In service since | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balearic-Peninsula linkInterconexión eléctrica Península-Baleares (proyecto Rómulo) |
134 MW(Mainland Spain → Mallorca) |
Morvedre 400 kV (Sagunto, Valencia)↔ Santa Ponsa 220 kV (Calvià, Mallorca) |
± 250 kVdirect current (HVDC) |
400 MW (2 × 200 MW) |
237 km under the sea 244 km in total maximum depth 1,485 m |
3 |
2012 |
|
Mallorca-Menorca linkEnlace eléctrico Mallorca-Menorca |
8 MW(Menorca → Mallorca) |
Cala Mesquida (Mallorca)↔ Ciudadela (Menorca) |
132 kValternating current |
118 MVA |
41.7 km under the sea maximum depth 86 m |
1 |
2020 |
|
Mallorca-Ibiza linkEnlace eléctrico Mallorca-Ibiza (Rómulo 2) |
62 MW(Mallorca → Ibiza) |
Santa Ponsa (Mallorca)↔ Torrent (Ibiza) |
132 kValternating current |
2 × 100 MW |
118 km under the sea 126 km in total maximum depth 800 m |
2 |
2015–2016 |
|
Ibiza-Formentera linkEnlace eléctrico Ibiza-Formentera |
6 MW(Ibiza → Formentera) |
Torrent 132 kV (Ibiza)↔ Formentera 132 kV |
132 kValternating current |
2 × 53 MVA |
27.1 km under the sea maximum depth 62 m |
2 |
2023 |
Between Ibiza and Formentera there are also two older 30 kV circuits (1974 and 1982); their current status is not officially confirmed. The flow shown is the total published by REE.
The islands, one by one
Each island has its own figures, measured by REE — not a share of the total.
Mallorca
The island's own data live
- Demand now
- 656 MW
- Local generation
- 576 MW
- Links
- Balearic-Peninsula link
Mallorca-Menorca link
Mallorca-Ibiza link - Power plants
- Central térmica de Es Murterar (operation limited to a number of hours per year)
Central térmica de ciclo combinado Son Reus
Central térmica de ciclo combinado Cas Tresorer
Planta de valorización energética de TIRME
Menorca
The island's own data live
- Demand now
- 63 MW
- Local generation
- 71 MW
- Links
- Mallorca-Menorca link
- Power plants
- Central térmica de Maó
Parque fotovoltaico Son Salomó
Parc eòlic de Milà (activity suspended)
Ibiza
The island's own data live
- Demand now
- 129 MW
- Local generation
- 60 MW
- Links
- Mallorca-Ibiza link
Ibiza-Formentera link - Power plants
- Central térmica de Eivissa
Formentera
The island's own data live
- Demand now
- 6 MW
- Local generation
- no local generation right now
- Links
- Ibiza-Formentera link
- Power plants
- Central térmica de Es Ca Marí (permanently closed)
System operator and transmission owner
Red Eléctrica de España (REE) operates the electricity system, balances generation and demand, runs the transmission grid and the submarine cables, and publishes the official real-time data. [1]
Distributors
The local grid, meters, outages and connections are the responsibility of the area's distributor. The Balearic Government lists three, by the first digits of the CUPS code on the bill. There is no official figure for the territory each one covers. [1] [2]
- e-distribución (Edistribución Redes Digitales, S.L.U. — grupo Endesa) CUPS ES0031 · CNMC R1-299
- Vall de Sóller Energía, S.L.U. (grupo El Gas) CUPS ES0169 · CNMC R1-056
- Sampol Distribución Eléctrica, S.L. CUPS ES0705 · CNMC R1-364
Retailers (comercializadores)
Consumers choose their retailer, under the same rules as in mainland Spain. On the regulated market (PVPC) supply comes from the reference retailers; on the free market, from any authorised retailer. No company is the islands' sole supplier. [1]
Reference retailers with national scope (CNMC list, consulted on 2026-09-17) [1]
- Energía XXI Comercializadora de Referencia, S.L.U. (Endesa)
- Curenergía Comercializador de Último Recurso, S.A.U.
- Comercializadora Regulada, Gas & Power, S.A.
- Baser Comercializadora de Referencia, S.A.
- Comercializador de Referencia Energético, S.L.U.
CNMC's official list of all retailers →
Generators
The plants are dispatched by REE. The list includes only what could be confirmed in official sources; unconfirmed fields are left empty.
Installed capacity of the Balearic system: 2,268 MW as of December 31, 2025, of which 425 MW is renewable. [REE]
| Plant | Location | Owner | Technology | Capacity | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central térmica de Es Murterar |
MallorcaAlcúdia |
Endesa (Gas y Electricidad Generación, S.A.U.) |
Coal |
— |
operation limited to a number of hours per year |
|
Central térmica de ciclo combinado Son Reus |
MallorcaPalma |
Endesa (Gas y Electricidad Generación, S.A.U.) |
Combined cycle Gas turbine |
612 MW |
in service |
|
Central térmica de ciclo combinado Cas Tresorer |
MallorcaPalma |
Endesa (Gas y Electricidad Generación, S.A.U.) |
Combined cycle |
— |
in service |
|
Planta de valorización energética de TIRME |
MallorcaSon Reus, Palma |
TIRME |
Non-renewable waste Renewable waste |
— |
in service |
|
Central térmica de Maó |
MenorcaMaó |
Endesa (Gas y Electricidad Generación, S.A.U.) |
Gas turbine Internal combustion engines (ICE) |
— |
in service |
|
Parque fotovoltaico Son Salomó |
MenorcaCiutadella |
Enerparc |
Solar PV |
50 MW |
in service |
|
Parc eòlic de Milà |
MenorcaMaó |
Consorci de Residus i Energia de Menorca |
Wind |
2.4 MW |
activity suspended |
|
Central térmica de Eivissa |
IbizaEivissa |
Endesa (Gas y Electricidad Generación, S.A.U.) |
Gas turbine Internal combustion engines (ICE) |
— |
in service |
|
Central térmica de Es Ca Marí |
FormenteraEs Ca Marí |
Endesa |
Gas turbine |
— |
permanently closed |
Balance for October 18, 2026
Energy over the whole day, from REData. The last few days' figures are provisional at source.
Balearic electricity system
| Demand | 15,889 MWh |
| Combined cycle | 9,398 MWh |
| Gas turbine | 1,092 MWh |
| Solar PV | 1,073 MWh |
| Internal combustion engines (ICE) | 551 MWh |
| Non-renewable waste | 512 MWh |
| Renewable waste | 512 MWh |
| Other renewables | 61 MWh |
| Cogeneration | 23 MWh |
| Received over the mainland link | 2,667 MWh |
| Renewable generation | 1,647 MWh |
| Non-renewable generation | 11,576 MWh |
| Emissions | 5,493 tCO₂eq |
| Emissions intensity | 0.415 tCO₂eq/MWh |
REData · 19/10/2026, 07:59:14
Electricity market price applicable to the Balearic Islands
This price is not an individual commercial tariff and may be common to several islands.
Spain · day-ahead market (OMIE)
the cheapest third of the hours the most expensive third
The Balearic Islands have no electricity market of their own: REE dispatches the plants, with no bidding. The figures are those of the Spanish day-ahead market (OMIE), in EUR/MWh — a wholesale price, not a bill. The price at which island demand buys its energy is derived from the daily average mainland price, shaped by the hourly profile of Balearic demand (Royal Decree 738/2015, Annex I). BOE-A-2015-8646
The regulated PVPC price, paid by household consumers (in EUR/kWh), is published by e·sios for the Balearics too. We do not show it yet: access requires a personal token from REE.
- Demand, generation by technology and the flow on each link: published by REE for the system and for each island, every five minutes.
- Scheduled and forecast demand: only for the Balearic system.
- There is no market price specific to the Balearics, and REData publishes no prices for the Balearic system. The price shown is that of the Spanish market.
- The Balearic PVPC, the average demand price and the generation cost of the non-peninsular systems: published by e·sios, but accessible only with a personal token. They are not shown.
- REE data is shown for information purposes, citing the source and the time of the last update, in line with REE's legal notice.
REE · Seguimiento de la demanda · REData · OMIE · Aviso legal REE
Frequently asked questions
Do Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza have different electricity prices?
Not at market level. The Balearics form a single electricity system with no market of its own; the reference price is that of the Spanish market, and commercial tariffs depend on the retailer chosen, not on the island.
Where does the Balearic Islands' electricity come from?
From local plants — combined cycle, gas turbines, engines, solar PV, waste — and from the mainland, over a 400 MW direct-current submarine cable that lands in Mallorca. The islands are also connected to each other by submarine cables.
Who is the electricity supplier in the Balearics?
There is no single one. REE operates the system, the distributors run the local grid, and each consumer chooses their retailer, on the regulated or the free market.