What it is
Bill proposes state takeover of Repsol to make it a green public company
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 10 November 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.
Official title: Private member's bill on the nationalization of Repsol and its conversion into a public company serving a green and just energy transition.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000236· updated 11 Nov
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- The bill would have the State buy Repsol through SEPI Sociedad Española de Participaciones Industriales, the State-owned company that manages government stakes in other companies.: first at least 25% of the shares within two months, and at least 51% before October 29, 2026. The nationalization would be declared a matter of public utility.
- A permanent scientific advisory council of at least eight experts in climate and green industrial conversion would be created. It must approve the new strategic plan by qualified majority and would assess decarbonization at least twice a year.
- A moratorium until 2030 would be declared: Repsol would stop exploring new oil and gas fields no later than October 26, 2026, and would withdraw within three months from major fossil fuel projects, such as Marcellus Shale in the United States or El Sharara in Libya.
- The new 2026-2030 strategic plan and the "Horizonte Repsol 2050: 100 % renovable" framework would have to align with the Paris Agreement, with a minimum 75% cut in hydrocarbon production and refining before 2030 and priority for renewables in urban areas and rural Spain.
- From January 1, 2027, Repsol would stop receiving free emission allowances and would pay the climate cost of 100% of its emissions. Also, in 2026 the transfer to Spain of its companies based in tax havens would be promoted.
- The Government would guarantee current employment contracts at least until January 1, 2031, would appoint a new executive committee, and would promote ending the sponsorship contract for the MotoGP world championship (2026-2030).
Who it affects
- Repsol and its shareholders: The State would take majority control and the company would have to decarbonize, with a fossil fuel moratorium until 2030.
- Repsol workers: Their current contracts would be guaranteed at least until January 1, 2031.
- The Government and SEPI: They would buy the shares, appoint the new management, and create the scientific advisory council.
- The Ministry for the Ecological Transition: It would stop granting free emission allowances to Repsol from 2027.
- The Repsol Foundation: It would refocus its activities on climate crisis education and advising public administrations.
Words worth knowing
- Nacionalización (nationalization)
- Transferring a private company into State ownership.
- SEPI
- Sociedad Española de Participaciones Industriales, the State-owned company that manages government stakes in other companies.
- Moratoria (moratorium)
- A temporary ban on doing something, here exploring for and extracting fossil fuels.
- Derechos gratuitos de emisión (free emission allowances)
- Permits to pollute that the State gives a company for free, so it does not pay for all its emissions.
- Paraíso fiscal (tax haven)
- A country or territory with very low taxes and little transparency, used to pay less tax.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced10 November 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted18 November 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000236
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.
Retrieved 12 November 2026
- The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
- Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
- We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.