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Spain hospitality energy-efficiency grant rollout

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Spain hospitality ~~energy‑efficiency~~ energy-efficiency grant rollout

In July ~~2026~~ 2026, the Spanish government expanded its ~~energy‑efficiency~~ energy-efficiency push for the hospitality sector with a €15 million grant programme. The “Plan de Choque” offers businesses such as bars, cafés, restaurants, ~~hotels~~ hotels, and guesthouses grants of ~~€5,000‑€11,000,~~ €5,000–€11,000, covering up to ~~100 %~~ 100% of eligible costs for replacing ageing equipment with ~~high‑efficiency~~ high-efficiency alternatives. The scheme is available to more than 300,000 hospitality businesses nationwide but excludes equipment that relies on fossil-fuel energy sources, such as natural gas. Under Royal Decree 638/2026, the fund aims to reduce energy consumption by facilitating the replacement of appliances, industrial machinery, and air-conditioning units. Applications opened at 10 am on 5 August 2026 and close at 3 pm on 30 September 2026, with awards made on a ~~first‑come, first‑served~~ first-come, first-served basis until the budget is exhausted. ~~The scheme excludes equipment that relies on fossil‑fuel energy sources. It~~ This initiative follows an earlier €5 million tender announced by Congress in early July 2026 to upgrade ~~air‑conditioning units, marking~~ air-conditioning units. It is part of a broader national effort to improve energy ~~performance across Spain’s hospitality industry.~~ performance, alongside larger-scale programs like the PREE, which utilizes European Union recovery funds to target the energy rehabilitation of public buildings, schools, and hospitals.

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