Ribera met with parliamentary groups to discuss Contingency Plan

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Teresa Ribera, the third vice-president of the government and minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Struggle, will meet with spokespersons from all parliamentary groups this Thursday. Collecting bids that contribute to Spain Reduce your gas consumption to design the Emergency Plan that the government should send to Brussels.

In particular, Ribera will receive its representatives from 18:00. Political parties at the headquarters of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Struggle, reported to the cabinet led by the minister.

part of these meetings New discussions that Ribera initiated with key industry, social, political and civil society representatives to design the Contingency Plan.

Currently, the third vice-president of the Government The heads of Naturgy have already met with Francisco Reynés; from Ignacio Sánchez Galán of Iberdrola and Beatriz Corredor of Redeia; and with Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri, CEO of Enagás. It also held meetings with representatives of electricity (Aelec) and gas (Sedigas) employers.

Law project with changes of partners

This tour takes place after verification in Congress last week’s energy conservation ordinance that will finally be processed as a bill to include some changes requested by Government partners.

The decree, which will continue to be implemented even though the measures are processed as an invoice, includes the first energy saving measure package planned to adapt to the voluntary reduction in gas consumption, At risk of supply disruption by Russia, As well as helping to promote public transport such as free commuter, Rodalí and Media Distancia services from 1 September until the end of the year.

This energy saving plan, which will be completed with the design of the Emergency Plan, It limits heating and cooling temperatures to 19 and 27 degrees Celsius, respectively, in public administration buildings, commercial establishments such as shops or shopping centres, cultural areas, or transport infrastructures such as stations or airports. The norm does not cover hospitals, training centres, gyms, hairdressers or restaurant kitchens.

Same wayrequires the lights of shop windows and empty public buildings to be turned off after 10 pm, and automatic shutdown of both buildings and premises before September 30. At access doors to prevent them from being left open permanently.

Commercial spaces, public buildings, cultural sites and hotels that do not comply with the energy saving and efficiency plan approved by the government will be fined up to 60,000 euros for minor violations and up to six million euros for serious and serious violations. up to 100 euros for the very serious ones.

The same decree new calls for assistance for land transport of goods, It accelerates renewable energy and storage facilities and provides a supplementary €100 scholarship to all scholarship and study grant recipients, as announced by the President at the last State of the Nation Debate.

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