Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5 Fte (6)
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 considered a valuable partner to help establishing faster procedures for the licensing of new renewable energy power plants, and improve legislation related with the sector. The Association 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.
Main EU files targeted
APREN is actively following all legislative files included in the Clean Energy Package, more specifically, the Renewables Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive, the Regulation and Directive for the Internal Market of Electricity and the Regulation on risk-preparedness in the electricity sector, through participation in public consultations, through direct contact with governmental bodies, policy makers and other european associations. Besides these, APREN is also following the new State Aids Guidelines for 2014-2020, with collaboration of other european energy associations.
Address
Head Office
Avenida Sidónio Pais
nº 18 r/c Esq.
Lisboa 1050-215
PORTUGAL -
People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 50% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Susana Antas Serôdio (Technical Department)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Pedro Amaral Jorge (President of the Board)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
APREN belongs to the following associations:
AEBIOM
EREF
WindEurope
REN21
SolarPower Europe
WWEAMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Annually APREN conducts an international conference dedicated to relevant issues for the renewable energy sector. APREN's Annual Conference 2018, entitled "Portugal Renewable Summit: Market and Renewables" 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 matters that deeply affect the portuguese energy sector, and counted with the participation of important political figures from the different portuguese political parties.
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 – European Wind Energy Association, Solar Power Europe, AEBIOM – European Biomass Association 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 Associates 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 - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Jaan Mannik (Cabinet member)
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