In 2015, the last expenses of the moratorium were paid, which have become dependent on the Spanish State. This expenditure has been paid since 1996 to 2015, as a result of the decision of the PSOE Government. The Minister of Finance, Maria Jesús Montero, announced this Wednesday in Congress that the Basque Government will contribute these lands.

The construction of the power plant began in the 1970s, but it was in society that a great deal of opposition was found in the project to create the Basque nuclear coast. Thus, Iberduero, owner and promoter of the plant, the current Iberdrola, paralyzed the works and the government of Felipe González ordered the moratorium on nuclear projects in 1983. This led to the paralysis of seven nuclear power stations in the Spanish State, including Lemoa. A kind of “rescue” was launched to compensate the project’s owners. The fixed rate was added to each citizen's electricity bill, which in total was raised around 6 million.

The nuclear power plant was never launched, as the company had left it unfinished. Therefore, the electricity company could not cope with large compensation payments under the law, but the decision of the Felipe González Government to extend the payment was as follows: Iberdrola has paid 2.2 million between 1996 and 2015. It has been an expenditure that has been paid by all citizens for almost twenty years.

Iberdrola granted the Spanish Government the concession rights in the land of Basordá, thus avoiding the costs of recovering the environment. The Spanish Government will now hand over land ownership to the Basque Government.