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The Ministry of Universities, Business and Research, through the Energy Management Agency of the Region of Murcia (Argemir), continues with the development of projects and energy saving measures in the municipalities in order to achieve the objectives of the Covenant of Mayors.

For this reason, today introduced a protocol to reduce energy consumption in Cehegin.

In this regard, the Minister of Universities, Business and Research, José Ballesta, and the mayor of Cehegin, Jose Soria, signed the agreement to establish a collaborative framework and thus achieve increased energy efficiency in the municipality and a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases.

The counselor noted that these agreements "are aimed at reducing energy consumption and encourage municipalities indigenous energy sources in our region, like the sun, wind or biomass, inexhaustible nature and environment friendly, the while contributing thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and strengthens tissue technologically advanced and innovative business. "

José Ballesta explained that "to achieve the objectives, the City of Cehegín an inventory of emissions and an energy plan with actions aimed at promoting renewable energy use and reduce consumption through energy efficiency within the under the Covenant of Mayors ", and stated that" all this will result in immediate reduction of energy dependence of the municipality. "

Furthermore, this decrease in consumption of non-renewable energy source will affect transportation, as well as public and private buildings.

Specifically, the saving measures shall apply to buildings and facilities, municipal facilities and municipal, residential, municipal lighting, municipal fleet, public transport, private transport and trade and also is a possibility of applying these measures to the industry .

Objectives of the Covenant of Mayors

The Covenant of Mayors is a European project that have been assigned to more than 3,000 locations in different countries, including all municipalities in the region.

The Ministry of Universities, Business and Research, through the Agency for Energy Management, is the institution responsible for the support in the Region of Murcia to the achievement of the objectives of the Covenant of Mayors, for proposing the implementation of measures to reduce energy consumption, based on formula funding and public-private collaboration.

The target objective is to reduce by 20 percent the emissions of greenhouse gases, saving 20 percent of energy consumption through increased energy efficiency, cover 10 percent of transportation needs through biofuels and promoting energy renewable up to 20 percent.

Source: CARM