For 2017, the total budget of the Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda amounts to 5,264 million euros, which is practically the same amount compared to the adjusted budget of 2016.
The Energy area has 4,247 million euros, which according to the Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda, Álvaro Nadal, will serve to balance the tariff deficit, support the social and economic fabric of the coal sector and promote efficiency policies. energy and use of renewables.
- In the new lines of work On which the next actions will focus within the field of energy and energy efficiency are several sectors: Aid for energy efficiency in the field of municipal lighting (28.7 million).
- Transport aid (3.7 million)
- Aid for buildings and infrastructure of the General State Administration, endowed with 95 million euros.
- Subsidies for unique projects of local entities with less than 20,000 inhabitants, endowed with 336 million euros.
In this sense, the minister has indicated that energy efficiency must be one of the central pillars of energy policy and the Government is being very active in this matter through the National Energy Efficiency Fund. He also highlighted that the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) has been named Intermediate Body for the management of actions within the low-carbon economy objective of the Sustainable Growth Operational Program 2014-2020. The IDAE will manage more than 2,000 million FEDER aid for actions such as energy efficiency, thermal renewables, wind farms in the Canary Islands, links between the islands and the peninsula, promotion of renewable R&D&I and unique projects by local entities.
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