Regional Government welcomes achievement of RRP target with delivery of electric vehicles to Private Social Solidarity Institutions - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Segurança Social

The Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, Mónica Seidi, announced today in Horta that the target RRP 3.14 – “Vehicles purchased for Private social Solidarity Institutions” – has been met, as part of the Recovery and Resilience Programme (RRP).

This milestone was publicly highlighted today during the delivery of three electric vehicles to institutions on the island of Faial, two for the Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Horta and one for Cáritas da Horta. 

As of now, 134 vehicles have been approved, with 127 already delivered, allowing us to reach 95% of the defined target – the minimum threshold required by the European Commission to consider the goal met. We can now be included in the 9th disembursement request by the European Commission. 

“Achieving this target under the RRP demonstrates the effectiveness of public policy implementation in the social sector, as well as the Region’s ability to carry out structural investments that directly benefit the Azorean people,” stressed the government official.

The investment made under this initiative amounts to €4,539,512.68 and falls within the scope of the “Generations on the Move” programme (GERMOV), launched in 2021. It aims to increase technical and financial support for Private Social Solidarity Institutions Misericórdias (charities) and similar organisations in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, with a particular focus on renewing and strengthening their vehicle fleets through the purchase of electric vehicles.

The Regional Secretary also emphasised that this investment represents “a significant boost to the capacity of the Azorean social institutions to respond to people’s needs, helping to provide more personalised, efficient and humane support to the public, whilst modernising their operational resources.”