It also created the Status of Electro-intensive Consumer ("Status"). In general terms, the Status brings with it a set of obligations and incentives.

On 9 January 2017, the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a trilateral joint statement confirming the termination of the 2006 Treaty on CMATS between Timor-Leste and the Government of Australia.

Non-compete clauses that require a party to an agreement (or both parties in case of a reciprocal non-compete obligation) not to enter a market where it is currently not present...

These exceptional measures have been published by the Government in the current macroeconomic and geopolitical situation.

Renewable energy sources have assumed a key role in the Portuguese energy mix for the last decade, i.e., since the first steps of the undergoing liberalisation of the Portuguese electricity market.

On 14 July 2021, the European Commission published a set of proposals called Fit for 55. These proposals are intended to achieve the climate target for the European Union by 2030 on the way to climate neutrality.

In the wake of the amendment of Decree-Law no. 15/2022, of January 14, by Decree-Law no. 99/2024, of December 3, which clarified some concepts in the storage regime, Order no. 1859/2025...

The Portuguese low-voltage grid ("LV Grid") is operated by private entities awarded with a concession provided by the municipalities (up to the maximum length of 20 years).

Decree-Law 84/2022 of 9 December updates the Portuguese targets for renewable energy in energy consumption and it came into force on 10 December 2022.

Decree-Law no. 33/2022, of 14 May ("DL 33/2022"), which establishes the exceptional and temporary mechanism for adjusting the costs of electricity production within the scope of the Iberian Electricity Market was recently published.

Portugal introduces new mechanisms to enhance flexibility in renewable energy grid capacity allocation, allowing technology changes, capacity splits, and regulated assignments. The decree-law creates pathways for optimizing injection capacity through hybridization, aggregation, and exchange mechanisms, though implementation faces technical assessment challenges and interpretative uncertainties.

The long-awaited amendment to the regulatory framework applicable to renewable energy, approved by Decree-Law 99/2024 of 3 December ("DL 99/2024") was published yesterday.

The new draft decree-Law governing the organisation and operation of the national electricity sector has been put out for public consultation.

Summary: Concerning the revision of Decree no. 8/2016 of 15 April (regarding the National Administration of Conservation Areas, abbreviated to ANAC).

Order no. 11740-B/2021 of the Assistant Secretary of State for Energy and the Secretary of State for the Environment was published on 26 November.

On 9 December 2024, Decree-Law 101/2024 of 4 December 2024 came into force, partially transposing Directive (EU) 2023/959, the latest amendment to the European Emissions...