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Electrician for Apartment Buildings in Málaga

Complete electrical services for communities of owners. From preventive maintenance to full renovation of communal installations.

Services for Communities

Common Area Maintenance

Regular inspection and maintenance of the communal electrical installation: lighting, automatic timers, emergency lighting, intercoms and entry systems. Preventive maintenance avoids costly emergency call-outs.

Electrical System Renovation

Full or partial renovation of the building's communal electrical installation. Upgrading old wiring, switchboards, distribution panels and protections to meet current REBT regulations.

Communal Switchboards

Replacement and upgrade of communal switchboards (cuadros de protección de servicios comunes). Modern switchboards with correctly rated protections, RCDs and surge protection.

EV Chargers in Communal Garages

Design and installation of electric vehicle charging solutions for communal garages — both individual charging points and collective systems with smart load management.

Shared Solar Energy

Shared self-consumption (autoconsumo compartido) solar installations for apartment buildings. Reduce the community's electricity costs and distribute savings among participating owners.

LED Lighting for Common Areas

LED lighting upgrades for garages, entrance halls, stairwells and gardens. Combined with motion sensors and timers, the investment typically pays for itself within 1-2 years.

Understanding Spanish Communities

How Communities of Owners Work

If you are new to Spain, the comunidad de propietarios (community of owners) system may be unfamiliar. Every apartment building has a community that manages shared spaces and services — similar to a residents' association but with legal standing.

Decisions about communal installations — such as renovating the electrics, installing solar panels or upgrading to LED lighting — are made at owners' meetings (juntas de propietarios). The community has a president (usually a rotating role among owners) and typically an administrator (a professional who manages the day-to-day).

We work directly with community presidents and administrators to prepare clear, detailed quotes that can be presented and voted on at owners' meetings. We understand the process and make it as straightforward as possible.

Shared Solar Energy

Solar for Apartment Buildings

Autoconsumo compartido (shared self-consumption) allows apartment buildings to install solar panels on the roof and distribute the energy savings among participating owners. It is one of the most effective ways for communities to reduce energy costs.

The community can use the generated energy for common areas (lifts, lighting, pool pumps) and distribute surplus to individual flats. Each owner sees a direct reduction on their electricity bill.

How It Works

  • Solar panels installed on the communal roof
  • Energy used first for common area consumption
  • Surplus distributed to participating owners
  • Each owner saves on their individual bill
  • Static compensation mechanism (excedentes)
  • Administrative and regulatory paperwork handled by us

EV Chargers in Communal Garages

Individual vs Collective

Spanish law gives every owner the right to install their own EV charging point in the communal garage, as long as it complies with ITC-BT-52 regulations. The community cannot refuse — the owner simply needs to notify the community in advance.

Alternatively, the community can install a collective charging system with smart load management that serves multiple parking spaces. This is more efficient and avoids the need for multiple individual installations.

What We Handle

  • Electrical capacity assessment for the garage
  • Individual or collective system design
  • ITC-BT-52 compliant installation
  • Independent metering for each charging point
  • Smart load management to avoid overloading
  • All regulatory paperwork and certifications

Why Choose Us?

Specialists in Community Installations

  • Extensive experience with communities in Málaga
  • Detailed quotes designed for owners' meetings
  • Guaranteed regulatory compliance (REBT, ITC-BT-52)
  • Preventive maintenance contracts
  • 24-hour emergency response
  • Invoicing adapted for communities (with IVA breakdown)

The Situation in Málaga

A large proportion of apartment buildings in Málaga were built during the 1960s-80s construction boom. Their communal electrical installations were designed for a very different era — before electric vehicles, solar panels, air conditioning in every flat and the countless electronic devices we rely on today.

Many communities are now facing the need to upgrade their communal electrics: switchboards that are undersized, wiring that is deteriorating, and installations that no longer meet current REBT regulations. At the same time, rising energy costs make LED lighting and shared solar increasingly attractive investments.

The new REBT 2026 regulations also introduce changes that affect communal installations, including updated requirements for RCDs and mandatory surge protection. We can assess your community's installation and advise on the most cost-effective path to compliance and modernisation.

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