Aurora Energy Research analysis shows that as of now, Portugal has approximately 4.3 GW solar projects obtained grid permits. The data also shows that a total of 1.2 GW solar energy projects in the first seven months of this year applied for power generation permits to break the previous record.
According to data analysis based on Portugal Research based on the Portuguese Energy and Geological Administration (DGEG) analysis, the country has a total of 4.3 GW solar projects obtained grid permits.
In the three -step license procedure of new solar projects in Portugal, the first step is to obtain a power grid capacity permit. Then apply for power generation permit, the last step after success is to obtain development permits.
The data also shows that a total of 1.2 GW solar energy project applied for power generation permit for seven months in 2022, and the number of numbers in 2021 has just passed 0.9 GW. According to the cross -analysis of the database and Aurora's solar auction results, the solar capacity achieved through the auction accounts for about 33%of the projects with power generation permits. The rest are mainly subsidized projects, and a few belong to their own use.
After the project obtains power generation permits, a series of tests must be obtained to obtain a development permit, and finally commercial operations are started. According to Aurora's analysis, from 2016 to 2018, a project required an average of 2.9 years after obtaining production permits to obtain development permits. By 2019 and 2020, this has been shortened to two years.
