Use of the grid

• DL 76/2019
• DL 162/2019

Priority to renewable energy
RESP (Public Service Electricity Grid) operators must give priority to electricity from power generation centres that use renewable energy sources, except for hydroelectric plants with an installed capacity of more than 30 MW (art. 17 of DL 76/2019).

Thanks to its integration of renewable sources in the balancing market (especially wind power), and the flexibility, availability of other sources, Portugal has quite low curtailment rates.
Solar operators who sell energy at a fixed priced, under the terms of a tender may be subject to curtailment without additional compensation.