Covid-19: Solar Licensing Deadlines Suspended

DGEG, the Portuguese energy authority, brought, at last, long expected news for solar energy promoters: Decision 27/2020 suspends the licensing deadlines for all electrical projects.

As we had alerted, the first measures announced by the Portuguese Government did not protect the Solar promoters from the Covid-19 pandemic' effects. The promoters would be forced to continue complying with  their permitting obligations until DGEG would close to the public.

Following the Portuguese Government's measures driven by Covid-19 pandemic emergency, DGEG  closed to the public on March 16. Despite DGEG continuing to operate online, this decision suspends all deadlines linked to licensing procedures with effects from that date.