In the previous plan, the delivery of 100,000 valleys to families with less income was expected; Only 40 thousand will be delivered – if the adhesion reaches so much.
The program Valley efficiency was created to help families with less economic income to combat energy poverty in Portugal.
It is recalled that when it comes to energy poverty, one speaks of individual people or families do not have access to warming, cooling, lighting or appliances-at an appropriate cost to their income. In general, it is an inability to keep the house at a proper temperature
Portugal has one of the highest rates of energy poverty in the European Union. And to combat this, the Efficiency Valley was created in September 2021. It was approved by the Environmental Fund under the Plan for Recovery and Resilience (PRR).
The first phase of the program goes through vales No value of 1.300 euros (In addition to VAT) each, to economically vulnerable families, for interventions that improve the energy efficiency of their dwellings.
With a total endowed of 130 million euros, the program provided for the assignment of 100 thousand valleys until the end of this year – But it won’t happen.
First, because over the course of these almost four years of valley efficiency, of the supposed 100,000, Nor were 20 thousand delivered.
In addition, the newspaper informs this Friday that the Government cut 60% of the valleys. Of such 100 thousand valleys, After all, only 40 thousand advances.
There are several reasons For this change: delays in implementation, technicians are lacking and the rules are unattractive. There was low adhesion and there are over 4,000 attributed valleys that still Nor were they used.
Thus, and to use the millions of the program, the government changed its direction: it bets on the programs e -lar – that supports the purchase of Efficient appliances – and no More sustainable neighborhoods – What finances works in a thousand social or historical buildings.
Maria da Graça Carvalho, Minister of the Environment, explains that, thus, the plan is more realistic; It will have a more effective impact on combating energy poverty in Portugal.
