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The Minister of Industry, Tourism, Enterprise and Innovation, Juan Carlos Ruiz, has signed this morning the first agreements with municipalities in the region for a series of studies and energy audits to identify improvements in energy efficiency and savings to be carried out in the municipalities, such as the renewal of street lighting, energy rehabilitation of municipal buildings or the development of new renewable energy facilities.
The mayor of Jumilla, along with the mayors of Cehegín, Jose Soria, and Las Torres de Cotillas, Domingo Coronado, were the first to sign these agreements "for which the INFO agrees to hire an energy audit whose cost will be financed by the European Investment Boat 90 percent, while the remaining 10 percent will be provided by each municipality, "the counselor.
These agreements are part of Fuensanta Project, which conducts the regional government in the framework of the European initiative 'Elena'.
Ruiz said that "this program will make significant investments financed by the EIB in municipalities and other public bodies in the region, in order to obtain significant savings in energy turnover, reduce CO2 emissions and increase the use renewable energy. "
In fact, Juan Carlos Ruiz noted that "with Elena-Fuensanta program is expected to more than 100 performances and investment projects in energy efficiency and renewable energy over the next two years are conducted both in the 45 municipalities in the region, as in any public body of the Community ".
He further stressed that "met expectations, municipalities and public agencies in the region could take up to December 2016 energy efficiency investments worth over 32 million euros".
For his part, Mayor of Jumilla stressed "as in our city, the measures envisaged in the Plan of Action for Sustainable Energy (PAES) be audited, such as the renewal of public lighting and energy rehabilitation of School Building Music, with an estimated total cost of 2.072 million euros. "
It also explained how this is a "very important for improving energy efficiency step further service, in which peri-urban areas and districts are included, one more than necessary action," according to Enrique Jimenez said.
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Regarding the agreements signed with the three municipalities, the Minister of Industry said that "the Ministry, through the info, which is the lead agency for the project, technical advise, legally and economically to municipalities and public agencies in our region and perform studies and energy audits required. "
For its part, the signatory municipalities undertake to take forward the tenders.
These municipalities receive technical advice from a specialized team to bid Info and implement actions in energy efficiency resulting from the studies and audits performed.
In addition, the regional body carries out a series of seminars and workshops to sensitize citizens.
Juan Carlos Ruiz said that "these initiatives are helping the development of an industry based on energy service companies and job creation, as these companies require hiring new skilled workers. The public may also see improved services receiving public by saving municipalities in the energy bill, "added the director.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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