AM-CC opposes using farmland for renewable projects

Asamblea Majorera – Coalición Canaria Fuerteventura reiterates its rejection of installing renewable‑energy infrastructure on agricultural land and questions the modus operandi of the Canary Islands Government’s Department of Ecological Transition.

“Far from seeking alternatives to the use of agricultural land, they are opening new avenues for its occupation to the detriment of the primary sector,” they claim.

The island executive of the political organization reminded that the Department recently announced the creation of a working group to draft regulations intended to reconcile farming activities with the installation of photovoltaic plants. In this context, the organization again expresses concern over the minister’s insistence on allocating rustic land for non‑agricultural uses.

“We do not want more ‘zapatas’ in Fuerteventura,” they emphasize.

From Asamblea Majorera – Coalición Canaria they warn that such initiatives could trigger a shift in the territorial model that jeopardises the protection of agricultural soil and the future of the primary sector on the island.

In line with this stance, they recall their opposition to the indiscriminate application of Article 6 bis of the Electricity Sector Law, as well as to the inclusion of agricultural land within Renewable Acceleration Zones (ZAR). Once again, they stress the need to prioritise, as a rule, the installation of renewable energy on building roofs and already‑anthropised spaces such as industrial parks, until their potential is exhausted.

Furthermore, Asamblea Majorera–Coalición Canaria insists that Renewable Acceleration Zones merely speed up administrative procedures for energy infrastructure.

“Speed is being applied, but only to reach the 58 % renewable‑penetration target, without fostering a genuine energy transition,” they question.

For planning purposes, a clear roadmap is essential to orderly deploy renewables across the island. In this regard, they note that the Cabildo of Fuerteventura is already drafting an island‑wide energy plan, making it the only Canary Island currently pursuing such planning.

“The commitment to renewable energy is firm and unquestionable, but it cannot be pursued at any price,” they defend.

The organization stresses that the deployment of these infrastructures must be carried out in an orderly manner, in line with the island’s planning and territorial model. They also underline the importance of collaborating closely with the Cabildo and municipal councils on the matter.

In this vein, they criticize the Department’s continued push to use rustic land, now through proposals that would open the door to allocating large agricultural areas—almost 50 % of rustic land—to energy generation for grid export. Regarding this, AM‑CC reiterates that “we must not allow the energy transition to become energy speculation.”

They also highlight that agricultural soil is strategic for the Canary Islands.

“One cannot speak of food sovereignty while simultaneously promoting the placement of industrial facilities on cultivated land,” they insist.

For the party, the initiative serves “more economic interests than a genuine boost to the primary sector.”

Finally, they argue that energy development within the primary sector should aim at self‑sufficiency for farmers and livestock breeders, not at turning their farms into market‑oriented energy production platforms.