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Investment treaty awardUnpaid

SolEs Badajoz v. Spain

Cuts to solar incentives

Headline amount
€41M≈$45.9M · Principal
Respondent
SpainState
Awarded
Jul 31, 2019
Status
UnpaidNothing collected

Latest development Mar 16, 2022

The ad hoc committee rejected Spain’s annulment application.

The award

Amount awarded
€41M plus pre- and post-award interest and arbitration costs
Award holder
SolEs Badajoz GmbH
Respondent
Kingdom of Spain
Forum
ICSID ARB/15/38 · ECT

Challenges

A divided ICSID ad hoc committee rejected Spain’s annulment application on March 16, 2022. The dissenting member found a failure to state reasons in the quantification of damages.

Enforcement

No enforcement action verified.

Recovered to date

None reported. Spanish press reports that Spain has paid only one renewables award (JGC Holdings, 2025).

Notes

Payment status rests on press reports that Spain has paid no renewables award other than JGC. No U.S. enforcement docket found.