The Valencia municipality, in partnership with Caritas Diocesana de València and AEIOLuz Coop, focused on addressing summer energy poverty by training local actors. This project aimed to build the capacity of energy agents and municipal staff to tackle energy poverty and implement strategies to reduce heat vulnerability in the city.
The main objective was to address the growing issue of summer energy poverty in Valencia by building the capacity of local actors. This included training energy agents who work directly with vulnerable households, as well as municipal technicians responsible for urban planning and climate adaptation. By focusing on capacity building, the project sought to empower local actors to implement longterm solutions that reduce vulnerability to extreme heat, particularly in low-income areas.
Activities included two distinct training itineraries for energy agents and municipal technicians. Each group attended both theoretical and practical sessions, covering summer energy poverty, microclimate and cooling/adaptaton solutions. In total, 23 hours of training were conducted, resulting in increased awareness and practical skills among 30 stakeholders. The final output included a set of recommendations to incorporate summer energy poverty into Valencia’s local policies.
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Countries impacted:
Spain -
Geographical scale:
Regional and Local -
Energy poverty phase:
Implementation -
Intervention type:
Capacity building and training -
Type of funding:
EPAH Technical Assistance Scheme -
Website:
Case website -
SDGs addressed:
