The Canary Islands Government, through the Canary Island Housing Institute, has launched the rehabilitation of 507 homes in the areas of Corralejo and El Cotillo, in the municipality of La Oliva, with an investment of nearly 14 million euros from NextGeneration European funds.
The Canary Island Housing Institute (ICAVI) has begun rehabilitation work on 507 homes in the municipality of La Oliva, Fuerteventura, specifically in the areas of Corralejo and El Cotillo. The investment, amounting to nearly 14 million euros, is financed by NextGeneration European funds and is part of a broader strategy by the Canary Government to improve the existing residential stock.
The actions are part of the residential environment rehabilitation programmes (ERRP) and are divided into four phases: Old Town of Corralejo Phases I and II (262 homes), Old Town of Corralejo Phase III (107), and El Cotillo (138). The director of ICAVI, Pino de León, highlighted during a visit to the works that the Canary Islands Government “is moving from words to action” with a strategy that combines the construction of new public housing with the rehabilitation of the residential stock.
De León explained that ICAVI coordinates the management of these programmes, selects the actions financed with European funds, and channels resources to the administrations responsible for their execution. The interventions focus particularly on improving energy efficiency, which will reduce consumption and household bills. More than 500 families in the municipality will directly benefit from these works, which will help facilitate access to decent housing.
In addition to the rehabilitation, three public housing projects are under construction in Fuerteventura: two in Puerto del Rosario and one in La Oliva. Specifically, a project of 77 public homes is already underway in Corralejo. This is in addition to two other planned projects in both municipalities. In total, the Canary Islands Government is working on more than 4,000 homes across the Archipelago, including new construction projects and rehabilitation actions.
The president of the Fuerteventura Cabildo, Lola García, praised the inter-administrative coordination that allows this investment to be executed. She recalled that more than 19 million euros are allocated on the island for the rehabilitation of residential environments, with actions also in Puerto del Rosario and Tuineje. García advocated for the need to continue investing in the recovery of the existing residential stock and in the reuse of already constructed buildings as a complement to the construction of new housing.
For his part, the mayor of La Oliva, Isaí Blanco, stated that “we continue to advance in the rehabilitation of a total of 507 homes between the Old Town of Corralejo and El Cotillo. The goal is none other than to continue working on improving the quality of life and well-being of the residents of La Oliva.”
The Minister of Territorial Policy, Ángel Víctor Torres, also referred to these actions, describing them as “an example of collaboration between administrations to continue building and rehabilitating homes, responding to one of the main needs of the citizens.” Torres reiterated the Spanish Government's commitment to such initiatives.
The visit also included the island councillor for Social Action, Víctor Alonso; the councillor for Infrastructure, Blas Acosta; the island director of the General State Administration, María Jesús de la Cruz, as well as representatives from the Cabildo and the La Oliva City Council.
The rehabilitation works in Corralejo and El Cotillo add to other actions that ICAVI is developing in Fuerteventura, aiming to improve energy efficiency and the habitability conditions of the homes. The residents of these areas will see their homes improved at no additional cost, thanks to European funding.
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