Royal Decree 451/2022 on direct grants of aid for the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands

About this grant

Royal Decree 451/2022, approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers on 14 June 2022, regulates the direct granting of aid to finance sustainable energy strategies for the Balearic Islands (Illes Balears) and the Canary Islands (Canarias), within the Spanish Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) funded by NextGenerationEU. The decree sits within Component 7 ('Despliegue e integración de renovables') and specifically Investment 2 (C7.I2), 'Energía sostenible en las islas'. Its purpose is to address the specific challenges of island energy systems, chiefly by strengthening firmness and dispatchability of renewable generation through new electricity generation installations, singular projects and sustainable energy strategies, with storage identified as a key tool for supply security and renewable integration. The funds are channelled through the two regional governments, which have developed operational programmes: the 'Estrategia de Energía Sostenible en las Islas Canarias' and the 'Plan de Inversiones para la Transición Energética de les Illes Balears'. Part of the budget is managed by the autonomous communities through agreements, calls for aid, tenders or other instruments within their competences, and part is managed centrally by IDAE, jointly for both archipelagos or separately depending on the actions. IDAE coordinates and monitors the aid, while the communities are the direct beneficiaries. Applications are submitted when and as the regional governments set out in their own calls, which must follow the operational programmes. The total amount of subsidies is 498,700,000 euros, of which 197,000,000 euros is allocated to the Balearic Islands and 301,700,000 euros to the Canary Islands. The aid amount is set by each autonomous community per call in line with State aid rules, and the bases reguladoras are established by the communities consistent with the decree. Eligible actions are those of beneficiary entities contemplated in the operational programmes and fall within the projects defined under Investment 2 of Component 7. The decree was amended by Royal Decree 186/2024 of 20 February to adapt it to the Addendum to the Plan. The validity of the actions runs from the day after publication in the BOE until 30 June 2026.

Eligibility

Eligible beneficiaries are the autonomous communities of Illes Balears and Canarias as direct beneficiaries, which then deliver aid to entities contemplated in their respective operational programmes. Geographic scope is restricted to the two archipelagos. Aid is compatible with other public support only where it does not originate from an EU fund or programme and does not cover the same cost, and where total aid does not exceed project cost and complies with State and EU state aid rules. Projects financed under the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism may receive EU aid only where it does not cover the same cost.

Key requirements

• ✓Beneficiaries are the Balearic and Canary Island regional governments, which must act through calls, agreements or tenders consistent with their operational programmes
• ✓Eligible actions must be in line with the operational programmes and focus on island energy firmness, dispatchability, renewable generation and storage
• ✓Aid amounts and bases reguladoras are set by each autonomous community per call, in line with State aid rules

Funder contact

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE) offer?

Royal Decree 451/2022 on direct grants of aid for the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands offers $543.6M.

Who can apply for Royal Decree 451/2022 on direct grants of aid for the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands?

Eligibility covers organisations in ES; local-authority. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Renewable energy funding covers solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal and bioenergy, from early research to grid-scale deployment. Public money tends to back demonstration, grid connection and access to energy in emerging markets, while procurement notices buy installation, operation and maintenance. Calls often ask for proof of resource assessment, permitting progress and local partners.