Energy Communities in Spain

This call is intended for pilot projects developed by Spanish Energy Communities, which stimulate the participation of actors that traditionally do not participate in the energy sector and which are active in the area of electrical and thermal renewable energies, energy efficiency, infrastructures for sustainable mobility and demand management.

Beneficiary:

Energy Communities (minimum of five partners, where at least one must be an individual or SME).

Fields of intervention:

The entire Spanish national territory

Areas of action:

The areas of action/investments considered eligible are:

  • Renewable electric energies (renewable energy sources: biomass, biogas or other renewable gases, wind, hydro and solar photovoltaic)
  • Renewable thermal energies (renewable energy sources: aerothermal, biomass, biogas, biomethane or other renewable gases, geothermal, hydrothermal and solar thermal energy, as well as their exploitation systems)
  • Energy efficiency: improvement of the energy efficiency of the thermal envelope
  • Sustainable mobility: Electric vehicle charging infrastructure and procurement of plug-in and fuel cell electric vehicles for shared mobility
  • Demand management: innovative storage systems

   

Eligible expenses:

  • Equipment, materials and auxiliary installations
  • Technical projects
  • Technical assistance
  • Construction works

Funding rate (non-refundable):

  • Electric renewable energies - 60%
  • Thermal renewable energies - 60%
  • Energy efficiency - 30% 
  • Sustainable mobility - up to 5 000 EUR
  • Demand management - 40% of the total investment value

Budget:

EUR 10 M - third call (up to EUR 1 M per project)

EUR 30 M - fourth call (minimum of EUR 1 M per project)

Period of application: from 19 December 2022 to 13 February 2023

For further information please consult:

CE IMPLEMENTA 3ª Pilotos menor 1 M.pdf

CE IMPLEMENTA 4ª Pilotos mayor 1 M.pdf