In 2024, the region attracted 42.3% of the country’s industrial investment — some €2.3 billion — with growth three times the national average. Groups such as Siemens, RWE and SAP have established their Iberian or European headquarters in the capital. A 2026-2030 industrial plan worth €640 million has just been announced to build on this momentum.
Madrid is home to 17,500 industrial companies, 316,000 jobs, and 23% of Spain’s high and medium-high technology firms. The sector accounts for 8.8% of the region’s gross value added, a proportion higher than that of Île-de-France, Brussels or the Amsterdam metropolitan area.
A decade of structural investments
The figures have an explanation. Siemens is building its future European headquarters in Las Tablas: a €160 million investment, 22,000 m², due for completion at the end of 2028. RWE relocated its Iberian headquarters to Madrid in 2022, managing from there more than 750 MW of installed renewable capacity across Spain. SAP has made it the hub of its Southern Europe operations: 1,400 employees in the country, 10,000 Iberian clients. Dräger, the German group specialising in medical technology and industrial safety, inaugurated its new Iberian headquarters in Campo de las Naciones in March 2026.
Two sectors account for a decisive share of this dynamic. Aerospace: Airbus Defence & Space has established in Madrid its European centre for satellite and defence systems development; Indra, Spain’s leading technology group in defence and air traffic management, has its global headquarters here. Around them, several hundred subcontractors and equipment manufacturers make the region one of the top three aerospace hubs in Europe. Renewable energy: Iberdrola (the world’s leading offshore wind producer), Acciona Energía, Siemens Gamesa and Red Eléctrica de España within a fifteen-kilometre radius. The groups driving the global energy transition have their strategic leadership in Madrid.
The 2026-2030 Industrial Plan: €640 million, 76 measures
The plan presented by Regional Economy Minister Rocío Albert mobilises €640 million and 76 measures organised around seven priority sectors: biopharma, automotive, data centres, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, aerospace-defence and creative industries.
The centrepiece of the plan is the creation of two specialised industrial districts. The Northern District – Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes and Tres Cantos – is dedicated to biopharma and space. The Southern District and Henares Corridor – Alcalá de Henares, Coslada, Getafe, Leganés, Torrejón de Ardoz – focuses on logistics, transport, aeronautics and defence. Each district will have a dedicated one-stop business support office, a rebate on the construction and installation tax (ICIO), and structured internationalisation support.
The direct aid budget for industry has also been doubled – from €18 million to €38.8 million – covering equipment modernisation, energy efficiency and, for the first time, prototype funding (up to €40,000 per beneficiary). Finally, the plan includes a Drone Strategy worth €16 million, comprising a dedicated administrative one-stop shop, the deployment of a vertiport network, the construction of a dronodrome for scientific testing, and specialist training at the Cantueña centre in Fuenlabrada.