29th of December the Government of Castilla-La Mancha published the call for the resolution by which aid is summoned for the use of renewable energies, obviously in Castilla-La Mancha for the year 2018.
This convocation aims to continue to encourage renewable energies and consequently have a better reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, always in favor of a sustainable development model. Said aid is aimed at both SMEs and town councils, as well as homes and communities of owners, in the case of the photovoltaic energy or the combination of wind and photovoltaic.
While geothermal energy It is intended for homes, communities of owners and companies.
The call has about 510.500 euros in aid and will allocate a total of 320.000 euros for the aid of photovoltaic energy and the combination of wind and photovoltaic.
On the other hand, it will allocate the rest, about 190.500 euros to the incentive for geothermal energy.
Regarding the amount of the subsidies, will be 40% of the eligible investment, with a maximum limit of 30.000 euros per project.
Also, as a novelty, the call establishes a favorable evaluation criterion for those actions located in the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) areas, affected by depopulation, which will be valued with an additional 20 points.
This year, the regional government will dedicate some 4,5 million euros to the promotion of renewable energies, as well as energy efficiency, another important factor to reduce consumption.
To this will be added the more than 6 million allocated so far since the beginning of the current legislature, from which municipalities, households in Castilla-La Mancha and more than 4.200 companies have already benefited.