Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (3)
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 the national transposition of the Clean Energy Package, which is expected to happen within 2021 and all legislative changes expected from the implementation of the EU Green Deal, and has been responding to every public consultation on energy and climate, especially files with substancial impact to the renewable energy sector.
In particular, we followed, among others, files such as: The European Climate Law, Energy Taxation Directive, Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive, European Climate Pact, Smart Sector Integration Strategy, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure (TEN-E Regulation), Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism and the 2030 Climate Target Plan.
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 Sidónio Pais
nº 18 r/c Esq.
Lisboa 1050-215
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
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 nine 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
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
The link below lists all APREN Members, both producers and non-producers:
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
In 2019, we had no revenue from EU or other funds, the costs inherent in this type of activities, such as responding to European public consultations, are only related to the hours allocated by APREN employees, allocated to this activity.
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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 2020, entitled "Portugal Renewable Energy Summit 2020" 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.
In 2020, APREN has launched three Working Groups , with participation of its Members, focusing on: Permitting, Auctions and Access to the grid. These Working Groups will be key in establishig strategic positions in the most important and relevant topics in the sector. In 2021, five other Working Groups are expected to be launched, with focus on: Self-Consumption, Repowering and Lifetime Extension, Hybrid Systems, Electrication and Security.
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 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 - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Jaan Mannik (Cabinet member)
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