Carboneras receives 6.1 million for five projects and 60 jobs
The Instituto para la Transición Justa grants 6.1 million to five private initiatives in Carboneras that will create 60 jobs.
AlmeríaYa newsroom ·
Five business projects in Carboneras will receive 6.1 million euros in aid from the Institute for a Just Transition (ITJ), under the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO). The final resolution of the latest call will create 60 direct jobs in the municipality and maintain another 65 for at least three years, among the new and existing ones.
The aid covers nearly 40% of the eligible investment, which amounts to 16.1 million euros. The projects cover agribusiness, information technology, recreational boating and senior tourism:
- An organic lemonade factory for gastronomic use, with 1.6 million and 26 jobs.
- A tourist apartment complex with assistance for people over 55 on the beachfront of playa del Ancón, with 2.1 million and up to 16 jobs.
- El Puerto Náutico, with 1.6 million and 10 jobs.
- A catamaran for tourist excursions, with 585,913 euros and 6 jobs.
- A technology coworking space with temporary accommodation for entrepreneurs, with 89,254 euros and 5 jobs.
The mayor of Carboneras, Salvador Hernández, has stated that these initiatives seek to promote the economic diversification of the town after the cessation of activity at the thermal power plant. «Carboneras has great potential and private initiative is driving new activities to develop it», the mayor explained.
Hernández also mentioned the upcoming work to build a fry rearing centre on the land of the former power plant.
Second line of aid
A second line of support for small investment projects is still pending resolution, for which the municipality has submitted proposals linked to the nautical sector. In addition, the ITJ has amended the regulatory bases to make access more flexible: the minimum required investment drops from 30,000 to 6,000 euros to favour small businesses and local services, and the execution deadlines are extended for industrial projects that require environmental authorisations and prior licences.
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