- The Xunta’s Territorial Delegate in Lugo attended the opening of ‘Capacita Directivos 2026’, an event on sustainability and competitiveness organised by Nordés Club Empresarial with support from Igape.
Lugo, 27 October 2026
The Xunta’s Territorial Delegate in Lugo, Alfonso Villares, today attended the opening of ‘Capacita Directivos 2026’, an event on the ecological transition and territorial competitiveness organised by Nordés Club Empresarial and supported by the Galician Government through Igape. Norberto Rey, Director of Competitiveness at Igape, also spoke at the event.
At the business gathering, held at the Lence Group’s premises in O Ceao, Villares outlined some of the measures being adopted in Galicia to advance a balanced, gradual ecological transition that goes hand in hand with strengthening its productive sectors. ‘The ecological transition is one of the key drivers of economic and social transformation, and getting ahead of it gives businesses a competitive advantage,’ he noted.
In this regard, he referred to the commitments set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which underpin various pieces of European, national and regional legislation, including Galicia’s Climate Act, which came into force this year. Galicia aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2040 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels.
Villares highlighted the need to drive the necessary changes in the private sector while also implementing them in public facilities and services. The Galician Energy Institute (Inega) runs support schemes for businesses, including some specifically tailored to sectors of particular importance.
These include a programme supporting equipment for renewable electricity generation, energy saving and energy efficiency in primary agricultural production businesses. This year, it allocated €407,000 to 36 farms in the province of Lugo.
Tourism businesses also have until 7 December to apply for grants for energy efficiency improvements, under a scheme with a budget of €9 million. In 2025, the scheme supported 38 hospitality and accommodation establishments in the province of Lugo, providing a total of €3.7 million in funding.
