Date Published: 06/05/2024

Jumilla obtains 4.7 million euros of financing to overhaul public lighting

Modernising the municipality’s lighting will reduce Jumilla’s annual energy consumption by 70%

The Town Hall in Jumilla has announced exciting news about a huge project to modernise the outdoor public lighting for the entire municipality and its surrounding districts, thanks to a generous grant of 4.7 million euros secured through collaboration with the Institute for Energy Diversification and Savings (IDEA).

With sustainability at its core, this innovative initiative aims to slash energy usage by 70%, translating to savings of approximately 575,000 euros each year, reducing the current 887,249 euros to 314,045 euros of electricity expenditure annually.

As the mayor explained, “With this investment, a comprehensive renovation will be carried out of all the existing old technology light points in the urban area, districts and rural areas, and aims to reduce the carbon footprint in our city through measures linked to energy savings and efficiency.”

Jumilla earned the impressive distinction of ranking 19th among all submitted proposals nationwide, securing full funding and placing it alongside major cities like Salamanca, Lleida, Zaragoza, and Barakaldo in terms of financial support. Spearheaded by Mayor Seve González, the endeavour involves a repayable loan free of interest and additional charges.

The term of the loan will be ten years with one year’s grace period and nine years of constant amortisation.

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Oficina de Turismo Jumilla

The tourist office in the centre of Jumilla is easily found by driving straight into the centre of the town along the Avenida de Murcia and following the signposts. The tourist office is alongside the Parque de Don Albano Martínez Molina, where there are a number of parking spaces.

Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, has become internationally famous over recent decades due to the quality of the wines produced in the municipality, and wine tourism has begun to attract visitors from other parts of Spain and the rest of Europe.

The tourist office is happy to provide a range of maps and leaflets showing the different bodegas which can be visited within the municipality. Some of these form part of the Rutas del Vino de Jumilla, the Jumilla wine route, and can either be visited as a guided tour or sell their produce directly to the public.(see feed below for more details)

However, the town and the surrounding countryside have plenty of other attractions for visitors, and the popularity of Jumilla wines is leading more and more people to discover other facets of the tenth largest municipality in Spain.

Jumilla Tourist Office

These include the spectacular countryside and birdlife in the Sierra del Carche, the historic remains which range from cave paintings and a Roman mausoleum to the castle, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Town Hall and the Teatro Vico, and the gastronomy: rich stews are accompanied not only by the wines of the area but also by Jumilla pears, which also enjoy Denomination of Origin status.

Tourism in Jumilla is not as seasonal as it is in the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia, but the town is at its liveliest during the fiestas in Holy Week and the August Fair, which incorporates the grape harvest celebrations and the Moors and Christians parades.

The Altiplano of the Region of Murcia, which consists of the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla, is only just over an hour by car from the Mar Menor, Cartagena, Mazarrón, Torrevieja and Alicante, and anyone wishing to visit real inland Spain and world-class wineries is advised to include Jumilla in their schedule.