The municipalities of Conca de Barberà have formalized their common front against the LUPUS project, a Very High Voltage (VHV) line promoted by the private company Forestàlia. Mayors Rosa Maria Salvadó (Solivella) and Carme Ferrer (Senan), along with Mayor Josep Maria Vidal (L’Espluga de Francolí), participated in a press conference to denounce that the infrastructure “puts the territory and its sustainable development model at risk.”
The LUPUS project aims to connect lines from Huesca to Anoia, crossing several inland regions of Catalonia. Local representatives criticize the lack of territorial planning and the speculative nature of a centralized and privatized energy model. They insisted that Conca de Barberà cannot be “a transit land for mega-infrastructures that bring no benefit.”
“"We defend a zero-kilometer, participatory energy model with territorial equity."
Deputy Montse Bergés, spokesperson for Esquerra Republicana, acknowledged the municipal concern and demanded that the Government intervene to stop the project. Esquerra Republicana announced that it will request the appearance of the Minister of Territory and Ecological Transition, Sívia Paneque, and the Director General of Energy to explain the actions planned against this new attempt to implement the private VHV line.
The regional mayors recall that the Conca already bears a high concentration of energy infrastructure, including wind farms and large-scale photovoltaic projects. Therefore, they demand fair energy planning that guarantees the direct participation of the affected municipalities.
