The Cabildo of Lanzarote and La Graciosa approved this Monday, November 9, an increase in credit of 162,994.50 euros to the call for aid to mitigate climate change and promote the energy transition.
With this increase, the final budget for the subsidy for actions related to the production of photovoltaic and wind energy amounts to a total of 662,994.50 euros, thus guaranteeing economic support for the strong demand for self-consumption projects registered on the islands after the reception period closed with a total of 282 applications submitted.
The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote and La Graciosa, Oswaldo Betancort, emphasized the importance of betting on sustainability on the islands, stating that "the excellent response from citizens forces us to act quickly to try to ensure that no person or company wishing to make the leap to clean energy is left behind," providing direct support for the implementation of these technologies on the island.
For his part, the Minister of Energy of the Cabildo, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, explained that, after the technical verification of the files, the initial credit proved insufficient. The minister recalled that "the regulatory bases of the call itself already provide that, if the budget is insufficient to meet the entire demand, the public administration can increase the budgetary allocation with the priority objective of alleviating the initial investment of families and accelerating the implementation of renewable energy."
The administrative procedure, coordinated by the Energy Department, has been streamlined after the verification of the files. The budgetary increase was formalized through the corresponding credit transfer decree, which will allow for the expedited granting of projects that meet the requirements.
The official resolution of this increase in public funds will be managed through the usual institutional channels and will soon be published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Las Palmas, as well as in the National Database of Subsidies, making it easier for island beneficiaries to consult the status of their applications.
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