The Governing Council of the Cabildo of Lanzarote approved the call for two lines of subsidies for an amount of 250,000 euros that will be used to promote and execute projects to improve the efficiency of the island's energy system, on the one hand, and reduce dependence on conventional fuels and emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, on the other.
The Energy area of the First Island Institution will allocate 190,000 euros to projects related to the production of photovoltaic and wind energy for buildings connected and not connected to the grid, with a power of less than 10 kW. Subsidies will be available for, among others, photovoltaic modules, self-generators, inverters, batteries, charge regulators and even the masonry works necessary for the operation of this equipment.
In addition, 60,000 euros will be granted to projects related to the installation of solar thermal energy for the production of domestic hot water. In this case, actions in family buildings may be subsidized; in communities of neighbors and industrial, sports, health, office and hotel facilities and, also, for the renovation and modernization of obsolete or deteriorated facilities. In any case, the limit to qualify for this subsidy is 10 square meters of panel of the installation.
The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, applauds an initiative that “contributes to consolidating the commitment that the people of Lanzarote have made to a green and sustainable energy model, and that is aligned with our strategy in the fight against climate change.”
For her part, the councilor of the area, Ariagona González, encourages the population to present their projects “to continue building a more self-sufficient and clean island, from an energy point of view, and less dependent on conventional sources.”
These subsidies are included in the “Aid Program to promote the penetration of renewable energies. Cabildo de Lanzarote”, and financed by the General Directorate of Energy of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Fight against Climate Change and Territorial Planning of the Government of the Canary Islands.
