The energy efficiency improvements at the Port of Mahon will bring energy savings of over 60%
Maó
28/09/2020
The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has started work on improving the energy efficiency of the over six kilometres of public lighting at the Port of Mahon which, according to estimates, will bring energy savings of over 60%.
The overhaul involves replacing 261 old lights with new LED technology fittings and the installation of 395 new lighting points in previously poorly lit areas, such as the access road to the north coast.
The work consists of installing modern LED lights that are resistant to humidity, saline environments, atmospheric dust and mechanical and electrical effects, as well as introducing management systems with five different lighting levels.
All of this will give the walkway a new, improved appearance and, above all, will increase the system's energy efficiency and facilitate preventive maintenance.
The project has a budget of €1,054,428 and is scheduled to be completed in March 2021.
In addition, the project has obtained a subsidy of €236,804.57, granted by the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE)
In addition, part of the actions carried out, in particular those at the Levante wharf and Cós Nous wharf, will be co-financed with ERDF funds through the Aid Programme for Energy Renovation of Buildings and Infrastructures of the AGE, managed by the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE).
The purpose of this aid programme is to encourage and promote the implementation of actions that reduce carbon dioxide emissions through energy saving and efficiency and renewable energy projects in existing buildings or infrastructures of the General State Administration, in compliance with the objectives set out in Spain's Multi-regional ERDF Operational Programme 2014-2020.
Thanks to the support of the European Union, the actions in the two docks mentioned above, with an eligible cost accepted for the resolution of same is €473,607.15, will receive a grant of €236,804.57. These actions will reduce energy consumption by about 73% in these areas, thus contributing to the reduction of the Carbon Footprint of the port of Maó.
