en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Spanish government has allocated €168 million to launch the "PREE Sanitario" energy efficiency renovation plan for public hospitals, medical centers, and local clinics. The funds will be managed by autonomous communities and cities after the distribution criteria are approved by the Energy Sector Conference. According to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), the scope of funding includes improving building envelopes, enhancing energy efficiency, using renewable energy in heating, air conditioning, and hot water systems, lighting renovations, upgrades to specialized medical facilities, and the introduction of automated control systems. This plan complements the "PREE Terciario" (Tertiary Sector Energy Efficiency Renovation Plan) previously approved at the sector conference.
MITECO is simultaneously developing another aid program called "PREE Educativo" (Educational Facility Energy Efficiency Renovation Plan), aimed at improving heating, air conditioning, and energy efficiency in schools and other public educational institutions, with a budget of €200 million. This initiative was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Sara Aagesen at a previous Council of Ministers meeting.
Assisted actions must demonstrate a reduction in final energy consumption of at least 15% for the buildings or specialized medical facilities involved. The aid program is valid until December 31, 2030. MITECO will submit a fund allocation proposal at the next Energy Sector Conference, based on the latest statistics on hospital beds, medical centers, and local clinics installed in the National Health System in 2023, as detailed in the "2024 Annual Report of the National Health System" prepared by the Ministry of Health.
The PREE Sanitario plan is managed territorially, with each autonomous community and city determining its own aid criteria, scope, intensity, and specific requirements in their respective tenders, and may decide on a direct award or competitive evaluation application system. The Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), under MITECO, will serve as the coordinating body for the plan, responsible for transferring funds to the territories.
According to MITECO, these aids aim to help Spain achieve its national target of reducing final energy consumption during the 2021-2030 period, set under Article 8 of EU Directive 2023/1791 (September 13, 2023). To meet these targets, Spain has established a 2026 action plan supported by the National Energy Efficiency Fund (FNEE), managed by IDAE. This aid program is part of that action plan and will also contribute to achieving the goals of the 2023-2030 National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (Pniec).
A resolution approved by the Council of Ministers emphasizes that the building stock of Spain's healthcare sector consumes approximately 1% of final energy. Therefore, improving the energy efficiency of buildings in this sector has become a priority objective of the Pniec, specifically to complete energy efficiency renovations on 5 million square meters of tertiary sector buildings by 2030.
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