The Ministry for Ecological Transition has initiated the process to revoke the license of RDG Comercializadora Galega de Enerxía, a subsidiary of Recursos de Galicia owned by the Xunta. The company, which is already preparing appeals, claims that its case is not comparable to that of ghost operators.
The Ministry for Ecological Transition has opened proceedings against RDG Comercializadora Galega de Enerxía, the marketing subsidiary of Recursos de Galicia (RDG) in which the Xunta holds more than 30% of the capital. The measure, published in the BOE on July 16, affects around twenty companies accused of not having purchased energy in the wholesale market during the six-month period required by regulations.
The CEO of RDG, Emilio Bruquetas, has defended that the company shares the central Government's fight against ghost marketers, but has emphasized that RDG's actions have nothing to do with such practices. Company sources have also conveyed that the marketer is fully operational at present.
The Minister of Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, has downplayed the matter, describing it as a procedural issue. RDG is already working on technical appeals focused on retroactivity, proportionality, and the general interest of the proceedings, aiming for them to be archived.
Bruquetas has acknowledged that he would like the timelines to be more agile, but has defended that he prefers to do things correctly rather than quickly. The company is confident that the central Government will consider its arguments and allow it to continue operating normally.
Regarding the potential impact on users' bills, Bruquetas explained that the discount program linked to the Mondigo wind farm has already received 471 applications from local residents and remains open to the inclusion of more marketers. Citizens enrolled in the program will maintain their guaranteed 80% discount on energy costs, regardless of what happens with the proceedings. This park, located between Barreiros, Ribadeo, and Trabada, was acquired by RDG in February for 75 million euros.
In parallel, RDG is preparing a capital increase to strengthen its investment capacity, with plans to close it at the general meeting in December. The share capital would increase from the current 43.6 million to a figure close to or exceeding 100 million, as Lorenzana explained to Galician business clusters. The Xunta will contribute its stake in six wind farms in kind through Inega and its 30.92% in Nedgia Galicia, while Bruquetas has confirmed that three companies have already expressed interest in joining the shareholding.
The PSdeG has taken advantage of the state proceedings to criticise RDG's management. Its industry spokesperson, Patricia Iglesias, has denounced the lack of transparency of the company since its creation in 2023 and has described the capital increase as a confession of the model's failure. Iglesias argues that, in light of the project's failure, the PP is responding by asking for more public resources instead of being held accountable.
The Government's proceedings thus add to the political controversy surrounding a company partially owned by the Xunta that seeks to consolidate itself in the Galician energy market. RDG hopes that its technical appeals will deactivate the process and allow it to continue operating normally, while users of the discount program maintain their guaranteed benefits.
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