Palma Invests in 24 EMAYA New Electric Vehicles

Electrification of water service vehicles to boost the environmental efficiency of utilities

What does it consist of?

Palma City Council, through the local authority-owned company EMAYA, has replaced 24 vehicles with electric models and installed their respective charging points. The action is part of local plans to reduce emissions and improve air quality.

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PROJECT TITLE IN THE CALL
Electrification of the fleet of local council vehicles of the Mallorca public water network, Palma
LOCATION
Mallorca (Palma de Mallorca)
Entity submitting the PROJECT
Federació d'Entitats Locals de les Illes Balears
Entity that executes the project
Ajuntament de Palma
Project code
ITS2018-041
Total project amount
764.720 €
ITS granted amount
764.720 €
Executed amount
764.720 €
Call year
2018
Budget implementation status
Executed
Purpose
Environment
Budget execution
Executed: 100%
Last updated
30.06.2022

The project

EMAYA, a company owned by the local council in charge of water management and other public services in Palma, has upgraded part of its vehicle fleet with electric models. In total, 24 models have been added including eleven passenger cars, twelve vans and one truck, replacing diesel and petrol vehicles.

This action responds to the City Council's strategic plans, including its Sustainable Energy Action Plan (PAES), air quality improvement plan and noise reduction plan. These plans prioritise the transition to cleaner technology in local council services that have significant operations in urban areas.

In addition to purchasing the new vehicles, the plan has also seen the installation of electric charging points to ensure the self-sufficiency of the vehicles. This is a necessary step to reinforce EMAYA's role as a key public actor in the local energy transition.

The action was carried out between 2018 and 2019. The executed budget was €764,720, funded by sustainable tourism tax. Palma is one of the municipalities that has taken on the largest volume of renovation work under the joint electrification scheme of Mallorca’s public water network (Aguas Públicas de Mallorca).