Portuguese profession bodies APREN as well as APESF combine to support solar industry

• The Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN) as well as the Portuguese Association for the Photovoltaic Sector (APESF) have signed up with pressures to stand for Portugal's PV sector.

With the expanding demand to reduce environment effects and also adjust the power system appropriately, the requirement for a much more all natural and incorporated vision has actually expanded, the trade bodies claimed in a joint statement, including that they "recognise the requirement to link efforts and also skills".

With APREN established in 1988 and APESF in 2008, the pair stated they have actually worked in parallel, yet with close teamwork. Combining under the APREN name, the associations will work to establish Portugal's huge- and small-scale solar market.

In a meeting with PV Tech previously this year, APREN CEO Pedro Amaral Jorge said Portugal's renewables field has "two significant problems that must be quickly addressed" if the country is to achieve its climate goals: licensing as well as networks.

Having actually secured record-low bids in solar auctions in 2019 as well as 2020, Portugal's government is aiming to support the release of floating PV projects via a 3rd auction, readied to occur this month.