WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1564/96 by Iñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO to the Commission. Distribution of ERDF funds
Date: 1996-06-17
Institutions: European Parliament, MENDEZ DE VIGO
Subjects: Canary Islands, EU aid, European Regional Development Fund, Spain, co-financing, energy policy, project management, public institution, renewable energy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1564/96 by Iñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO to the Commission. Distribution of ERDF funds  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0060 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1564/96 by Iñigo Méndez de Vigo (PPE) to the Commission (17 June 1996)Subject: Distribution of ERDF fundsThe Commission has granted ECU 118.3 m under the ERDF for projects to improve energy efficiency and promote the development of renewable forms of energy in Spain.What type of projects will be funded, and will regions with the greatest needs in this sector, such as the Canary Islands, receive special treatment?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (11 July 1996)The Commission approved on 29 March 1996 the global grant European regional development fund (EDRF) - Instituto para la diversificación y el ahorro de la energia (IDAE) for the improvement of energy efficiency and the promotion of renewable energies in Spain. This foresees public spending of 234 MECU, of which 50.6% will originate from the ERDF. IDAE, a public organism accountable to the ministry of industry and energy, will be responsible for the implementation.The global grant has been created within the framework of the Plan de ahorro y eficiencia energética (PAEE), itself part of the larger Plan energético nacional (PEN) 1991-2000 drawn up by the Spanish government. As such it is closely linked to the objectives set under the PAEE, which are the reduction of sectoral final energy demand (energy saving), the saving and substitution (diversification) of final energy use, and the supply of independent electrical generation from renewable energies and thermoelectric co-generation plants.The overall aim of the global grant is to help achieve these objectives in the Spanish regions covered by objective 1, through co-financing the national public funds assigned to actions which are eligible to receive grants from the ERDF. This will ensure that regions with particular shortcomings in this sector, such as the Canary Islands, will benefit from ERDF finding.The measures envisaged by the global grant are based on priorities 6 and 8 of the Spanish objective 1 Community support framework. The type of project covered is defined with strict reference to the structure of the global grant itself, which is as follows:- Priority 6: Energy6.2.1 Grants for investments in the rational use of energy in the industrial sector6.2.2 Direct investment actions by the IDAE for the rational use of energy in the industrial sector6.2.3 Grants for investment in the rational use of energy in the sectors of trade, services and others6.2.4 Direct investment actions by the IDAE for the rational use of energy in the sectors of trade, services and others- Sub-priority 6.3: Environmental protection and improvement6.3.1 Grants for investment in the use of renewable energy sources6.3.2 Direct investment actions by the IDAE in the field of renewable energies- Priority 8: Technical assistanceThis measure includes grants for promotion and information dissemination in the various fields covered by the global grant.