The Government of the Canary Islands has launched an accelerated tender for a second housing project in Gáldar on Gran Canaria . The plans are for 26 publicly subsidised rental homes and 26 garage parking spaces on plot M-19 in the El Roqueneighbourhood, at Calle José de Sosa 94–102. The estimated contract value is €5,073,538.31.
The project is part of a larger package by the island administration, comprising a total of 126 publicly subsidised homes in three municipalities on Gran Canaria. Two lots are planned in Gáldar, together providing 52 homes. Further projects include 45 homes in Santa María de Guía and 21 homes in Casa Pastores and eight on Calle Severo Ochoa, both in Santa Lucía de Tirajana.
Funding comes from the Instituto Canario de la Vivienda, the Consorcio de Viviendas de Gran Canaria and programmes under Spain’s recovery plan, the Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia , combined. The specific Gáldar project falls under Programme 6, which supports the construction of energy-efficient social rental housing and is funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU co-financed.
The emergency decree accelerates administrative procedures, but does not replace the usual steps required before construction can begin. These include preparing and reviewing the technical project documents, issuing the tender and awarding the contract to construction companies. Construction can start only after that. No start date has been announced. No details have yet been published on the later allocation of the homes or a date when they will be brought into use.
Gáldar Town Council says it has secured the plots concerned for social housing and agreed with the Instituto Canario de la Vivienda on cooperation during project preparation. The Official Gazette of the Canary Islands records land-use allocations and planning provisions for plot M-19, which have helped enable the procedural fast-tracking now approved.
The measure addresses the strained rental market on Gran Canaria, particularly the shortage of affordable homes. The island and regional governments present it politically as part of an expansion of energy-efficient, publicly subsidised rental housing. Whether the ambitious timetable can be met depends on upcoming contract awards and any objections during the tender process.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).