FAEN about to complete 10 local sustainable energy and climate plans

Fundación Asturiana de la Energía (FAEN), the regional energy agency of the Asturias region, is participating in the C-Track 50 H2020 project. In line with the project objectives, they have been preparing the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs) together with 10 municipalities of the region. Before FAEN’s involvement, most of the municipalities had not done any work on energy efficiency. The support and information provided by the energy agency has allowed to start a completely new approach for them.

Several recurring needs have emerged from the numerous talks and interviews organised between FAEN and the municipalities. These needs have led to the development of:

• 9 Street lighting renovation projects using LED technology;
• 1 Singular Project “0 emissions” in a natural park;
• 1 ICT solution;
• 1 district heating Project using biomass.

In order to implement these actions, a budget of about 34 M€ is needed. In this context, FAEN has worked in the preparation of:

• An Energy audit (more detailed than the SECAP);
• Technical documents for the application forms;
• Documents for the public procedures of contracting;
• Assistance during the overall process.

FAEN has also considered different financing instruments to implement the foreseen actions, including new innovative financing instruments. After a detailed analysis, the most suited instruments to accommodate the projects’ requirements were:

• National funds;
• Mining areas funds;
• Cohesion Funds;
• ESCO’s (Energy Service Companies);
• External lighting service outsourcing.

The work is now almost complete and the 10 municipalities will realise important changes on their energy installations, increasing efficiency and energy savings. All these actions are in line with the National Energy and Climate Plan defined by the national government of Spain.

Stay tuned to hear about the great work done by C-Track 50 project partners in the 11 partner countries!

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