Menorca, known as the island of wind, has failed to capitalize on its wind power potential in the last year. For the first time in a quarter of a century, production of this type of renewable energy has been virtually nil, while the installation of solar farms across the island continues to grow. The data recently updated by the Menorca Socio-Environmental Observatory (Obsam) makes this clear. Renewable energy generation has seen a significant increase since 2023, following the commissioning of the Son Salomó solar park in Ciutadella and the recent connection of the Agrisolar plant in Mercadal, but it still falls short of the targets set by the Menorca 2030 Strategy. Last year, renewables contributed 8% of the energy connected to the grid, when they should already account for 54%, reaching 85% by 2030. Nevertheless, the percentage is trending upwards, with the largest park on the island (Menorca Solar, 87 MW) under construction, while dependence on the Maó thermal power plant is decreasing.

Unió de Pagesos has reminded the regional minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment that "rural land must be dedicated to food production and anything other than this will be considered improper use." The agricultural union reacted after Simonet assured a interview of the ARA Baleares who does not believe "in the systematic prohibition of solar panels and chalets."

The processing of around forty large solar park projects affecting 1,200 hectares of rural land will move forward despite the Parliament's unanimous ban on eliminating the fast-track program reserved for strategic industrial projects. The measure responds to an amendment by MÁS, which called for a halt to the flood of large-scale projects that had taken advantage of strategic status to obtain the approval of the Governing Council without imposing filters or territorial criteria on their implementation.