The municipality of Tías has been transformed in recent years into an energy-efficient municipality with different projects to replace luminaires with low-consumption LED technologies. The Department of Environment, led by Carmen Gloria Rodríguez, aims to approach the mitigation and adaptation objectives established in the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy with an executed investment exceeding 2.7 million euros, financed by different administrations.
The improvement works on the public lighting installation have been carried out in numerous streets of Puerto del Carmen, in the car parks of the Infant and Primary Education Center (CEIP) La Asomada-Mácher and in the towns of Conil and La Asomada. In addition, the City Council has licensed projects, pending financing, to intervene in Tías, Puerto del Carmen and in the municipal sports courts.
The mayor of Tías, José Juan Cruz, highlights "the improvement works carried out on the municipality's lighting systems, works that we value positively because they allow significant economic savings and reduce the impact of light pollution. This renovation also means a more useful and prolonged life for the luminaires."
Currently, the exterior lighting project for 20 streets in Puerto del Carmen is underway, comprising the streets César Manrique, Princesa Ico, Guanapay and Isas, which has a budget of 354,202 euros. In 2023, the LED luminaire replacement project was carried out in the towers of Playa Grande and Plaza de las Naciones, with an investment of 177,606.57 euros, and the channeling and installation of stanchions and LED luminaires was carried out in Guatifay Street, Puerto del Carmen, for 11,012 euros.
Throughout these months, work has been carried out on the project to expand and improve the public lighting of Conil, with a budget of 894,451.96 euros, and on improving the energy efficiency and renovation of the public lighting of La Asomada, budgeted at 1,225,599.80 euros; both financed with Fdcan funds.
Last year, 15 solar luminaires were also installed in the car park of the CEIP La Asomada-Mácher, on the El Cercado, Camino del Puerto, Los Olivos, El Volcán, La Tahona and Ancla streets, Puerto del Carmen; all with a municipal budget of 14,533.12 euros.
Another of the outstanding investments consisted of the installation of 20 kw photovoltaic generation in the CEIP La Asomada Mácher, executed in 2023 with a budget of 39,619.36 euros, and the installation of self-consumption with 18 kw photovoltaic panels on the roof of the main building of the Tías Town Hall through an investment of 26,652.63 euros.
Licensed projects
Likewise, the Tías Town Hall has numerous licensed projects but pending financing. With regard to energy efficiency, it has a licensed project whose action, budgeted at 875,559.58 euros, includes Avenida Francia, Yugoslavia Park and Suiza, Rusia, Yugoslavia, Polonia, Hungría, Rumanía and Islandia streets.
A second licensed project pending financing consists of the improvement and modernization of the exterior public lighting in Marte, Júpiter, Urano, Plutón and surrounding streets, valued at 761,837.15 euros. Added to this is the energy efficiency improvement project in Acatife, Cenobio, Timanfaya, Roque del Este, Alegranza, Montaña Clara, Roque del Oeste and La Graciosa streets, budgeted at 431,034.56 euros.
It also has a licensed project for the public lighting of Avenida de las Playas, in the section of the Matagorda area with Noruega street, with an amount of 352,609.70 euros, an energy efficiency improvement project for the interior lighting of the Tías Municipal Pavilion, with an investment of 216,542.43 euros, and the maintenance of the lighting of the municipal sports courts, valued at 38,562.09 euros.
