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Yet Zapatero, who, following a successful election, is due to be sworn in as prime-minister this Friday, has one ace up his sleeve. The Spanish government posted a 2% budget surplus last year which allows Zapatero to use fiscal stimuli to resuscitate the economy.
One measure that he has promised is a 300 euro ($630) rebate for all taxpayers. He also said he would speed-up infrastructure projects, such as the development of high-speed rail links, and would spend 20 billion euros ($31.60 billion) to create construction jobs.
One measure that he has promised is a 300 euro ($630) rebate for all taxpayers. He also said he would speed-up infrastructure projects, such as the development of high-speed rail links, and would spend 20 billion euros ($31.60 billion) to create construction jobs.
Windmills pay. On a breezy Saturday at the end of March, Aeolian Parks scattered across the hill-top ridges and off-shore sandbanks of Spain produced 40.8pc of the country's electricity needs - 9,862 megawatts to be precise.
The much-derided turbines produced enough wattage to power the great cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Toledo, Cordoba, Granada, Santander, Bilbao, and Zaragoza combined. The workday record on a Tuesday, March 5, was 28pc.
The much-derided turbines produced enough wattage to power the great cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Toledo, Cordoba, Granada, Santander, Bilbao, and Zaragoza combined. The workday record on a Tuesday, March 5, was 28pc.
BILBAO, Spain, April 9 (UPI) -- Spanish utility Iberdrola is now the world leader in wind power, says new rankings released by Cambridge, Mass.-based Emerging Energy Research.
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