IVACE announces 22.3 million for the energy rehabilitation of tertiary buildings

The Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) has announced 22,319,310 euros in grants for energy rehabilitation actions in existing buildings of the tertiary sector in the Valencian Community, within the PREE terciario program. This is done through the Resolution of October 22, 2026, of the Presidency of IVACE, signed by Marian Cano García and published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV) number 10491, of November 11, 2026, in section III of administrative acts (reference DOGV-C-2026-35125). The same gazette includes the extract of the call, with identification number BDNS 940380 (reference DOGV-C-2026-35161).

Financing from the National Energy Efficiency Fund

The 22.3 million come from funds transferred by the Institute for Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE) charged to the National Energy Efficiency Fund. The resolution is based on the transfer agreed upon by the Secretary of State for Energy and president of IDAE on February 17, 2026, and on the communication of data to IDAE carried out by the Minister of Industry, Tourism, Innovation and Commerce on March 6, 2026.

The regulatory bases are those approved by the Resolution of September 11, 2026, of the president of IVACE, published in the DOGV number 10452, of September 16, 2026. The program is framed within article 38 bis of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 and is registered by the European Commission as state aid under number SA.124944. The budget may be expanded if availability exists and IDAE transfers the resources, once the initial amount has been fully committed and the need has been justified with a waiting list.

Up to 30% of the cost, with increases based on company size

The aid intensity shall not exceed 30% of the eligible costs, in accordance with article 38 bis of the GBER, and may be increased by:

• 20 percentage points for small enterprises and entities without economic activity.
• 10 percentage points for medium-sized enterprises.
• 5 points for projects in assisted areas under article 107.3.c) of the Treaty.
• 15 points when the action induces an improvement of at least 40% in primary energy.

The financial equivalence limit is 5 million euros of aid per ktep of final energy saving. Application management costs are admitted up to 4% of the requested aid, with a cap of 3,000 euros per file, and the report from a control body up to 7% and 7,000 euros.

Requirements: 20% savings, over 500 meters, and buildings prior to 2014

Actions that prove a minimum reduction of 20% in final energy consumption and an improvement of at least 20% in primary energy compared to the starting situation may apply. Buildings or premises must exceed 500 m² of useful surface area and house one of these uses:

• Administrative and healthcare.
• Commercial: shops, supermarkets, department stores, and shopping centers.
• Public residential: hotels, hostels, residences, boarding houses, and tourist apartments.
• Educational, cultural, recreational, catering, passenger transport, sports, and places of worship.

Four typologies are subsidized: improvement of the thermal envelope, efficiency and renewables in thermal installations, lighting efficiency, and automation and control systems. Buildings constructed in 2014 or later, extensions, changes of use, the replacement of fossil fuel generators, cogeneration, and urban heating or cooling networks are excluded. The minimum eligible cost is 10,000 euros.

Deadline until June 2027 and electronic processing

The application period opens the day after the publication of the summary and ends on June 30, 2027. Processing is electronic through the IVACE website, and applications are handled in order of receipt until funds are exhausted. Works cannot have started before the registration of the application, although projects, reports, and previous certificates are eligible if they started after January 1, 2026.

The instructing body is the IVACE Energía area, and the presidency of IVACE resolves within a maximum of three months from the closing of the deadline, with negative administrative silence. Execution and justification have 18 months from notification, extendable to 24, without exceeding December 31, 2029.

The call comes at a time when the energy rehabilitation of the Valencian tertiary sector—hotels, shops, hospitals, and schools—faces high investment costs and increasingly demanding European savings regulations. For owners, tenants, energy service companies, and homeowners’ associations, the 22.3 million mobilized can significantly reduce the bill for works whose application period, furthermore, extends until mid-2027.

Source: Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV), no. 10491, November 11, 2026, section III (administrative acts, B. Grants and scholarships), page 1 (official reference: DOGV-C-2026-35125).