Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving

What Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving does

IDAE (Instituto para la Diversificaci\u00f3n y Ahorro de la Energ\u00eda) is a Spanish public business entity (E.P.E., M.P.) operating under the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO). Its statutory function is to design, manage, and disburse public funding programs that accelerate Spain's energy transition \u2014 covering renewable generation (photovoltaic, wind, biomass/biogas, geothermal, marine), energy storage, hydrogen, electric mobility, building rehabilitation, district heating/cooling, industrial efficiency, and energy communities. Programs are funded through EU NextGenerationEU resources channeled via the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR/RTRP), FEDER 2021\u20132027, and Spain's National Energy Efficiency Fund (FNEE).

Its product surface is a portfolio of grant and financing instruments \u2014 INNOVAE, RENOVAL 2, MOVES III, MOVES Corredores, MOVES Flotas Plus, PREE, PREE 5000, RENOCOGEN, RENOCICLA, SOLBAL 2, EOLCAN 2, H2 Pioneros, VALLES DE H2, renewable hydrogen auctions, biogas incentives, geothermal deep programs, and energy community pilots \u2014 complemented by citizen information services (SICER), island technical offices, and a sustainable-mobility information platform. Program execution is supported by Power BI project-tracking dashboards and WCAG 2.1 AA-compliant public-facing digital channels.

The business model is non-commercial: IDAE does not sell products or services; it acts as a fund-management and program-administration agency for the Spanish state. Distribution follows two channels \u2014 direct IDAE management of competitive, supra-regional, innovative projects, and delegation to Spain's 17 autonomous communities and Ceuta/Melilla for high-capillarity, non-competitive citizen and SME programs. Customer segments span households, SMEs, large industry, public administrations, EV/fleet operators, agricultural operators, and non-peninsular territories (Canary and Balearic Islands), with key institutional partners including the European Union (NextGenerationEU), MITECO, the autonomous communities, and large beneficiaries such as Iberdrola Espa\u00f1a for battery storage deployment.

Name

Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving

Legal name

E.P.E. Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía (IDAE), M.P.

Website

https://idae.es

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IDAE is a Spanish public business entity under MITECO that manages EU NextGenerationEU, FEDER, and national funds, distributing grants and financing for renewable energy, storage, hydrogen, building efficiency, and electric mobility across citizens, SMEs, industry, and public administrations in Spain.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding Management: IDAE manages EU NextGenerationEU/PRTR funds, FEDER funds, and the National Energy Efficiency Fund to provide grants and financing for energy transition projects. As a public entity (E.P.E. Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía, M.P.), it does not generate commercial revenue but distributes public funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

IDAE is a Spanish public business entity under MITECO that manages and distributes public funding programs (national, EU NextGenerationEU/PRTR, FEDER, National Energy Efficiency Fund) as grants and financing to citizens, SMEs, large industry, public administrations, and island territories. It administers aid lines for renewable energy deployment, building energy rehabilitation, industrial efficiency, electric mobility, hydrogen, energy storage, and energy communities. Beyond grant administration, it provides citizen information services (SICER), technical offices for island regions, and a sustainable mobility information platform.

Product overview

IDAE (Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía) is a Spanish public agency under the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge that operates as a platform of grant programs and financing mechanisms rather than a unified software product. The organization manages various aid programs organized under thematic categories including energy efficiency (building rehabilitation, industrial efficiency, exterior lighting), renewable energy (photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, marine energy), energy storage, hydrogen development, sustainable mobility (MOVES programs), biogas, district heating networks, and energy communities. IDAE also provides citizen information services, technical offices for island territories, and financing mechanisms for innovative energy projects. All programs are funded through national and European sources including the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), FEDER funds, and the National Energy Efficiency Fund.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programa INNOVAE Innovation program supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy innovative projects.
• Programa RENOVAL 2 Second phase of the Renewable Value Chain Program supporting industrial value chains for renewables and storage.
• Programa ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES INNOVADORAS Innovative Renewable Energies program supporting novel renewable energy projects.
• Programas de Repotenciación Circular / RENOCICLA Circular repowering programs for renewable energy infrastructure modernization.
• Proyectos Innovadores de Almacenamiento Energético FEDER 21-27 Innovative energy storage projects funded under FEDER 2021-2027 framework.
• Programas de Incentivos a proyectos de redes de calor y frío Incentive programs for district heating and cooling network projects using renewable energy sources.
• Programa MOVES III Incentive program for efficient and sustainable mobility, supporting electric vehicles and charging infrastructure for individual consumers and fleets.
• Programa MOVES Corredores Corridor charging program subsidizing approximately 2,880 charging points along key transport corridors.
• Programa MOVES Flotas Plus Fleet incentive program for commercial and professional electric vehicle adoption.
• Programa RENOCOGEN Cogeneration efficiency program supporting high-efficiency cogeneration systems.
• Programa DUS 5000 Program for clean energy local projects in municipalities facing demographic challenges.
• PREE - Programa de Rehabilitación Energética de Edificios (incl. PREE 5000 y PREE terciario) Building energy rehabilitation program supporting energy efficiency upgrades in existing buildings, including PREE 5000 for demographic-challenge municipalities and PREE terciario for the tertiary sector.
• Programa GEOTERMIA PROFUNDA Deep geothermal energy program supporting geothermal resource exploration and utilization.
• Programa RENMARINAS DEMOS Offshore renewable energy demonstration projects program.
• Programa H2 Pioneros / VALLES DE H2 / Hidrógeno Renovable AaaS / Cadena de Valor Hidrógeno / IPCEI Hy2 Family of programs supporting pioneering renewable hydrogen projects, hydrogen valleys, hydrogen-as-a-service auctions, the innovative hydrogen value chain under the Recovery Plan, and IPCEI Hy2 (Hy2Move, Hy2Use, Hy2Tech).
• Programa de incentivos a proyectos singulares de instalaciones de biogás Biogas installation incentive program supporting biomethane and biogas projects.
• CE IMPLEMENTA / CE OFICINAS (Comunidades Energéticas) Pilot project incentives for energy communities (CE IMPLEMENTA) and grants for community energy transformation offices (CE OFICINAS), supporting shared renewable energy generation.
• SOLBAL 2 Investment aid for photovoltaic solar installations in the Balearic Islands.
• EOLCAN 2 Second call for wind energy investment aid in the Canary Islands.
• Programa de ayudas eficiencia energética en explotaciones agropecuarias Energy efficiency program for agricultural and livestock operations.
• Programa de ayudas eficiencia energética PYME y gran empresa del sector industrial Energy efficiency aid program for SMEs and large industrial companies.
• Financiación del IDAE Various IDAE financing mechanisms including participation in innovative investment projects, third-party financing (FPT), and project financing.
• SICER - Servicio de Información a la Ciudadanía en Eficiencia Energética y Energías Renovables Citizen information service for energy efficiency and renewable energy queries via phone, email, WhatsApp (910 789 894), phone (913 146 673), and web contact forms.
• Oficina Técnica de Energía Limpia y Proyectos Inteligentes en las islas Technical office for clean energy and intelligent projects in Spanish islands, supporting renewable integration and energy transition in non-peninsular territories (Canary and Balearic Islands).
• Plataforma IDAE de la Movilidad Sostenible Sustainable mobility information platform providing guidance on transportation efficiency, vehicle cost calculation, and mobility planning.
• Oficina de Autoconsumo Self-consumption office providing information and support for renewable energy self-generation.

Quantifiable outcome

• €670 million provisional allocation for energy transition including offshore wind, storage, clean tech, and mobility
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Iberdrola EspañaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Iberdrola España operates battery storage projects that received grant support from IDAE under the PERTE ERHA framework. The Campo Arañuelo I and II battery installation is part of Spain's energy storage capacity that IDAE has helped fund. This represents beneficiary relationship rather than formal partnership.
• Autonomous Communities of SpaincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpain's 17 autonomous communities and Ceuta/Melilla manage regional aid programs distributed by IDAE. They receive PRTR funds allocated through an objective, pre-agreed distribution system between central and regional governments, managing programs for citizens, SMEs, and local entities.
• Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDAE operates under MITECO as the national agency for energy diversification and saving. MITECO sets policy direction while IDAE manages implementation of energy transition programs including PRTR execution, renewable energy deployment, and efficiency initiatives.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IDAEenergia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TVidae
• Facebookfacebook.com/EnergiaIDAE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/idaeenergia
• Instagraminstagram.com/energiaidae

Compliance3 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments7 records

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