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Box 12.2
ENGEGA PLAN

The first Engega Plan 2016-2018 produced very good years old) associated with the purchase of an electric
results. Investment rose to a total of €3.1 million and or energy-efficient car. Grants are also offered for
already in the first year, registrations of electric and scrappage of a vehicle without a purchase (€500 for a
hybrid cars shot up to 211 units, with a continuing car and €750 for a van or truck).
trend in 2017 (215 registrations) and 2018 (222
registrations). Grants offered at the sale point: for the purchase
of a four-wheeled vehicle the grant is €1,000 and
The second cycle of the Engega Plan 2019-2021 had €250 for a motorcycle. For the scrappage of a vehicle
total funds of €750,000 for 2019, €500,000 for 2020 associated with the purchase of an energy-efficient
and €750,000 for 2021. The total of authorised grants vehicle, the grant is €1,000 for either a car or a van
in the 2019-2021 Engega Plan was €1,634,986. or truck.

The grant conditions within the 2021 Engega Plan The balance of the 2021 Engega Plan was quite
were: positive: 197 grants were awarded (94 more than
the previous year), 115 to purchase electric cars and
Grants to purchase electric vehicles: €8.000 for a 82 scrappage grants, of which 54 were for the new
pure electric vehicle with extended autonomy; €4,000 line of scrappage without a vehicle purchase and 28
for a plug-in hybrid vehicle; €1,500 for a pure electric more were associated with the purchase of electric
motorcycle, and €13,000 for a pure electric van or or energy-efficient vehicles. The amount granted
truck. The maximum grant is 35% of the vehicle value. exhausted the available €750,000.
Maximum price requirements for accessing the grant to
import the vehicle are established: €50,000 for a pure The call for applications for the 2022 Engega Plan
114 electric vehicle with extended autonomy or a plug-in increases the budget to €800,000 due to strong
hybrid vehicle; €7,000 for a pure electric motorcycle, demand. As a new feature since the 2021 Engega
and €65,000 for a pure electric van or truck. Plan, categories of vehicles are added and the grant
to purchase of a plug-in hybrid car which will be based
Scrappage grants: €1,000 for car scrappage and on the CO2 emissions of the engine.
€1,500 for scrappage of a van or truck (at least 15

sent to the United Nations to comply with the commitments undertaken in the Paris Agreement.
The Andorran economy: developments in the main sectors | XII. Services
After six years of implementing the Engega Plan, Andorra stands among the top 5 European
countries for sales of electric vehicles, according to the Government.

In the field of international transport, note the arrival of the first regular commercial flight to
Andorra-La Seu d’Urgell airport from Madrid on 17 December 2021, by the regional company
Iberia Air Nostrum, which makes two journeys each week (Fridays and Sundays).

As for the communications branch, in 2021, In 2021, there was a record number
the number of mobile phone subscriptions of mobile phone subscript ons
increased greatly (9.8%), reaching a historic high
of 93,792 and recovering the positive dynamic and f bre opt c connect ons.
that had been interrupted in 2020. The number
of land line subscriptions also increased 2.4%, to 49,769 lines. On the other hand, there are 39,399
fibre optic lines, representing an increase of 4.6% compared with 2020 and also the highest in the
historical series. The ratio of broadband internet lines per 100 inhabitants grew slightly to 50 and
the ratio of mobile phones per 100 inhabitants rose to 118, meaning that there are more mobiles
than inhabitants in Andorra.