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The Citizen Cooperative for the Generation and Consumption of Solar Energy EKIOLA of Ayala will be in Amurrio and will produce 1,550 MWh per year, enough to meet the energy needs of 700 families or small businesses in this territory. AIARAKO EKIOLA is expected to produce a 0 km renewable energy by the beginning of 2025.

From 15 April with a budget of 8.5 M€ Those targeted specifically at the residential sector, both private individuals and residential communities of renewable energy and facilities not exceeding 25 kW. Renewable domestic thermal systems (geothermia, aerothermia, biomass and solar thermal) will also receive support in 2024 amounting to EUR 2,500,000.

The objective is to contribute to the improvement of the electrification of services by modernising the old electrical installations of the neighbouring communities, so that they can support increasing demands for electricity, for example, by the use of renewable heating by aerothermia and electric vehicles. They are expected to contribute to the implementation of some 200 projects.

The Lehendakari of the Basque Government, Iñigo Urkullu, and the Economic Development Advisor, Arantxa Tapia, have visited the stands of Basque companies. Euskadi has over 150 companies throughout the value chain and a turnover of EUR 15,000 million.

Bilbon European Hidrogen Energy Conference egin zela eta, Espainian garatzen ari diren Hidrogenoaren Haranetako arduradunek bilera egin dute Euskadin sinergiak partekatzeko, eta Petronorren instalazioak bisitatu dituzte.

Marxoaren 5a, Efizientzia Energetikoaren Mundu Eguna Guztira, 2023an zehar EEEk kudeatzen dituen 15 programetan 27.000 laguntza-eskaera baino gehiago jaso ziren. Eskaera-bolumen hau aurreko ekitaldian jasotakoaren bikoitza da.

A few months from now work will commence on the construction of the solar park and the search for members begins this very week. Next Tuesday, 12 March, will see an informative meeting at the Aita Mari Cinema, and an information office will open at the Guild in mid-March.​

Lehen edizioaren itxierak Ihobek, EEEk, Lanbidek eta Novia Salcedok sustatutako bigarren prestakuntza-programari hasiera emateko balio izan du. Programa hori Udalsarea 2030ek zabaldu du eta LIFE IP Urban Klima 2050 proiektuak finantzatu du. Programaren helburua da gazteak gaitzea eta EAEko udalerriei beharrezko trantsizio energetikoari eta klima-aldaketari lotutako erronkei aurre egiten laguntzea. 

Installation and commissioning will take ten months and the plant is expected to be connected to the grid by the end of the year. In the coming weeks, a membership drive will be launched to encourage local people to join the new solar production cooperative. Meanwhile, panel installation at the Ekiola Lautada plant is now complete and work has started on grid connection and authorisation for commissioning of the plant.

Ekiola cooperatives are citizen cooperatives for solar power generation and consumption. The first to be developed in the province of Bizkaia will be located in Etxebarria and will service the Lea-Artibai area. It will have an output of 1,369 MWh/year, enough to cover the energy needs of 649 families or small businesses in the area.  Ekiola Lea-Artibai is expected to start producing entirely local renewable energy by the end of this year.