Portugal
Portugal has a FIT law.
In 2007, a new small scale feed-in law, the Decreto-Lei no. 363/2007 de 2 de Novembro (Portuguese version) was adopted.
Summary
The micro-generation framework, also known as "Renewables on Demand," [Decreto-Lei n. 363/2007] was fully operational in March 2008.
The special regime, which applies exclusively to renewable sources solar PV, wind, hydro, biomass and fuel cells (provided hydrogen is produced from RES) – but the maximum interconnection power by application is limited to 3,68 kW (16 A single-phase). A reference feed-in tariff, generally established for RE microgeneration technologies, is initially set at 65 cEUR/kWh and is revised to 95 % of its previous value every time an additional 10 MW capacity is attained (overall micro-generation installations, not exclusively PV). Under this regime, PV systems benefit from 100 % of the reference feed-in tariff, wind benefits from 70 %, hydro and biomass from 30 %. The feed-in tariff is guaranteed for the first 5 years (plus the months left in the installation year) after which, during the 10 following years, the applicable feed-in tariff will be the one actually in force, revised according to the above described rule.
This new framework requires all the produced energy to be sold to the electricity supplier. Under the special regime, with the exception of biomass, the installation of a solar water heating system (minimum 2 m) is mandatory.
(Text is copied from www.iea-pvps.org/ar/ar08/portugal.pdf)
EC review and assessment
Read a summary of the European Commission’s 2005 review of Portugal’s renewable electricity policies and of its 2007 assessment of Portugal’s progress in meeting the target set out in Directive 2001/77/EC.
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