The Basque Government first created its own energy agency in 1982, the Energiaren Euskal Erakundea – Ente Vasco de la Energía (Basque Energy Board) to lay the foundations for an energy policy that has been grounded on energy efficiency, diversification of energy sources and promotion of renewables.

The Ente Vasco de la Energía is the Basque Government’s energy agency. Its mission is to:

• Propose energy strategies for the Basque Country, based on criteria of supply security, cost competitiveness, sustainability and technological development.
• Participate in developing these strategies and contribute to meeting the targets established therein.

To meet the expectations of the Basque Government’s Department of Economic Development and Infrastructures:

The Ente Vasco de la Energía seeks to be the region’s benchmark organisation in the energy field for its contribution to energy efficiency, development of renewable energy, supply security and its leadership in positioning the Basque Country as a knowledge pole and industrial reference point in the energy industry. This entity implements these items by: