The government asks autonomous communities and municipalities to implement austerity measures.

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The Spanish Government doesn’t even want to hear Obligations to reduce the gas consumption of homes and businesseshowever, it favors savings and energy efficiency. reduce Spain’s “vulnerability” in the face of possible escalation scenarios Streaming restrictions by Russia. And therefore it is recommended (not mandatory) to do so. regional and local governmentAccording to a letter sent to the branch managers and the president of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and the mayor of Vigo, abel Knight, By Teresa Ribera, third vice president and minister for Ecological Transition.

“Public Administrations, set an exampleby appealing to them responsibility criteria guiding them. In addition, energy saving and efficiency measures, financial savings A regulation that allows the budget to be allocated to other public policies,” states the Vice President in letters sent last week.

Executive was the first to initiate end of may a Savings and efficiency plan in the General Government Administration (AGE), Although Ribera is open to hearing “new proposals”, its measures can serve as a “reference” to regional and local governments.

this state plan focuses three axes: to ensure that the authorities have three days of telecommunication a week and promote the use public transport and bike; make a bid “rational” use of public buildings with the installation of switch-off and switch-on schedules, new lighting levels, temperature controls and self-consumption, among other measures, and formation programs and energy saving and mobility awareness.

On the other hand, the vice president also proposes to communities and municipalities to speed up the process. processing of renewable generation projects and aid program management facilitating climate neutrality “especially important at the moment intensify efforts to accelerate the penetration of renewable energies Adoption of measures that we promote through different aid programmes, such as energy rehabilitation, sustainable mobility, self consumption or replacing fossil fuels for renewables in air conditioning”vice president finishes.

The government met this week Energy Sector Conference to discuss the recommendations and measures that the regions are considering to implement. Although it will not be the only meeting the vice president will hold in the coming weeks; because once the decision of the European Commission emergency action plan to face the war, River bank He plans to meet again with his representatives. political partiesalso for elaboration of social agents, companies and consumers national emergency plan must be sent to Brussels before its expiry. September.

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