Overview
Lobbying Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN)
EU Transparency Register
29528175589-79 First registered on 31 Mar 2011
Goals / Remit
APREN is the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association and gathers the interests of a vast majority of the Portuguese independent producers of renewable electricity and acts as their speaker with the relevant national authorities. APREN is considered a valuable partner to help establishing faster procedures for the permitting of new renewable energy power plants, and improve legislation related with the sector.
Main EU files targeted
APREN is actively following the national transposition of the Clean Energy Package, which is already happening, and all legislative changes expected from the implementation of the REPowerEU package. APREN has also been responding to every public consultation on energy and climate, especially files with substantial impact to the renewable energy sector.
This work has been done with a thorough and active participation of APREN Members, and through direct contact with governmental bodies, policy makers and other European associations.Address
Head Office
Avenida da República nº 59 2º andar
Lisboa 1050-189
PORTUGALEU Office
Avenida da República nº 59 2º andar
Lisboa 1050-189
PORTUGALWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Aside from the the workers who are directly employed by the Association, APREN is also managed by a board of 17 directors from companies that are APREN Members, that deal with stratigic decisions and planning of activities.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
APREN belongs to the following associations:
Bioenergy
EREF
WindEurope
REN21
SolarPower Europe
EASE
Hydrogen Europe
Ocean Energy Europe
World Forum Offshore WindMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
600,000€ - 699,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Annually, APREN conducts an international conference dedicated to relevant issues for the renewable energy sector. APREN's Annual Conference 2023, entitled "Portugal Renewable Energy Summit 2023" was a reflection on the industry trends, from the point of view of the producers, users and the society as a whole. This conference had a special focus on political and technical matters that deeply affect the Portuguese and European energy sector, and counted with the participation of important figures, from stakeholders to policy makers, both national and international.
Besides the periodical publications (monthly report, yearbook, …), APREN also develops and publishes other studies on relevant issues, to be used as guiding documents in the establishment of the position of the Association on key topics, to better assist policy makers in the design of the most adequate policy frameworks to develop and grow the renewable energy sector in Portugal.
Currently, APREN has four on going Working Groups, with participation of its Members, focusing on: Permitting, Self-Consumption, Offshore Wind and Security in Wind farms. These Working Groups are a key element in establishing strategic positions in the most important and relevant topics in the sector.
APREN has also a strong involvement at the European level, manifested primarily through the participation in European projects and through its partnership with several European Associations that defend the technologies that APREN represents, which enable the monitoring of European Energy Policy and developments in the sector in other European Member States.
APREN participation in the associative international activities is mainly reached through the following Associations: EREF – European Renewable Energy Federation (in which APREN has the vice presidency), WindEurope, Solar Power Europe, Hydrogen Europe, Bioenergy Europe, EASE – European Association for Storage of Energy, Ocean Energy Europe, World Forum Offshore Wind, and REN21 - Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century.Other activities
APREN has a website (www.apren.pt) that is daily updated with news and communications about the Association's activities and data concerning the renewable energy sector.
Monthly, APREN's president publishes an opinion article in APREN's website and in the magazine “Indústria e Ambiente”.
Every year APREN organizes an Annual Conference with great impact in the Portuguese Energy Sector to which some Opinion Makers, national or international, are invited.
Also, APREN publishes a yearbook concerning all the Members' Power Plants characteristics and production data as well as global statistics and performance of the Portuguese Renewable Sector.
Meetings
Meetings
2 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 06 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject Energy transition DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 12 May 2023 Location Portugal, Lisbon Subject Discussion on the implementation of REPower EU objectives in Portugal. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Jaan Mannik (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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