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Investment treaty awardUnpaid

OperaFund, Steag and Renergy v. Spain

Cuts to renewable energy incentives

Headline amount
€95M≈$106.3M · Principal
Respondent
SpainState
Awarded
2019Three awards from 2019 onward
Status
UnpaidNothing collected

Latest development Sep 30, 2026

The D.D.C. ordered judgment on the three awards.

The award

Amount awarded
About €95M plus interest (OperaFund €29.3M)
Award holder
Blasket Renewable Investments, assignee of OperaFund Eco-Invest SICAV and Schwab Holding, Steag GmbH and Renergy Sàrl
Respondent
Kingdom of Spain
Forum
ICSID ARB/15/36, ARB/15/4 and ARB/14/18 · ECT

Challenges

Annulment proceedings concluded (not individually verified).

Enforcement

United States: on September 30, 2026, the D.D.C. (25-cv-1756) denied dismissal and a stay and ordered judgment. Belgium: Eurocontrol funds owed to Enaire were attached (€482.4M frozen across creditors by January 2026).

Recovered to date

None

Notes

Three awards combined.