“This Plan lays the foundations for Euskadi to be, to the extent of our capabilities, a key player in the path undertaken by Europe. We have the right assets to become one of the leading territories in Europe’s reindustrialization.” With these words, Lehendakari Imanol Pradales defined the new Industrial Plan – Euskadi 2030, presented this morning at the electrical laboratory of the family-owned company Arteche in Mungia.
Accompanied by the Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability, Mikel Jauregi; the Minister of Finance, Noël d’Anjou; and the Minister of Science, Universities and Innovation, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, Pradales outlined the key actions in the document that will define the Basque Government’s strategic lines for industrial transformation and the creation of high-quality jobs for future generations. “We must continue developing a strong and competitive industry, an essential condition to grow as a Country and in well-being,” Pradales explained.
The new Basque Government Industrial Plan includes a public allocation of €3.9 billion and aims to leverage €12 billion in private investment, mobilizing a total of €15.9 billion in public-private resources during this legislature to transform Euskadi’s industrial fabric.
The Industrial Plan prioritizes investment both in current key sectors (automotive components, energy, advanced manufacturing, metallurgy, and sustainable mobility) and in future high-potential sectors (aerospace, biosciences, advanced digital solutions, smart grids and storage, renewable fuels). Investment will also be strengthened in R&D&I, digitalization, and new energy infrastructures. Among the 15 strategic priorities are business anchoring, attracting foreign investment, developing new talent, encouraging women to join industry, decarbonization, scaling up SMEs, and promoting AI adoption.
Transformative Projects
The twenty transformative projects outlined in the Plan — ten led by the Basque Government and ten by representative companies from the industrial fabric — are structured around three main pillars: more industry, better industry, and fewer emissions. They respond to Europe’s strategic priorities: innovation, decarbonization, strategic autonomy, and cutting red tape, thus contributing to the continent’s reindustrialization process.
In the words of the Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability, “the main novelty of this Plan lies in the transformative projects, which turn strategic priorities into reality. They are conceived as opportunities for country-wide collaboration to generate new industrial fabric, will be governed by business plans, and will require measurable results.”
“In times of uncertainty, we must rely on our certainties as a Country: a commitment to industry and collaboration — elkarlana. The time is now, and it is up to us,” concluded Jauregi.
Integrated Vision and Shared Strategy
During his speech, the Lehendakari also highlighted that, in the current context of instability and uncertainty, “our future undoubtedly lies in industry and in Europe.” “It is time to take bold decisions so that, in such a turbulent world, Europe can regain lost ground and secure our strategic autonomy in two key areas: competitiveness and comprehensive security,” Pradales emphasized.
In this context, the new Plan is aligned with the European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal and “focuses on two challenges we share in Euskadi,” Pradales explained. “On the one hand,” he said, “the energy-intensive industries, which urgently need support to decarbonize, electrify, and cope with high costs, unfair global competition, and complex regulations that hinder competitiveness. On the other hand, the clean technology sector, which lies at the heart of future competitiveness and is essential for industrial transformation.”
The goal of this “integrated vision and shared strategy” plan, the Lehendakari underlined, is “to propose the roadmap for the industrial transformation that this Country needs.” “To achieve this,” he noted, “we must activate and align all Euskadi’s capabilities, drive economic transformation and competitiveness, defend our industry, and guarantee quality employment. We must be agile to make the most of our strengths and our industrial and scientific-technological potential. Our future depends on this challenge.”
The Industrial Plan will be developed in coordination with the Science, Technology and Innovation Plan 2030 (PCTI) and the upcoming Investment Plan of the Basque Financial Alliance, with the conviction that “there is no industrial development without technological capitalization.”
The governance of the Plan will be structured through a pioneering system, made up of the Basque Industry Council, a Strategic Committee, and a Technical Management Office led by the SPRI Group, with active participation from the 17 industrial clusters and the BRTA – Basque Research & Technology Alliance, which brings together Euskadi’s 17 technology and cooperative research centers.
The document presented today has been prepared by the Basque Government with the collaboration of public institutions, industrial clusters, business organizations, leading companies, and the European Commission. From now on, a process of socialization with social, economic, and business stakeholders will begin to enrich the plan and shape the Transformative Projects. The final version will be approved by the Government Council and submitted to Parliament after the summer.
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