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Portugal obtains European exception for isolated electricity grid on Berlenga island

06 May 2026 Effective: 04 May 2026 28 views
Who is affected:
Electricity operators and Portuguese administration on Berlenga island

Summary

The European Commission allows Portugal to apply special rules in the electricity market for the small isolated grid on Berlenga island, due to its unique characteristics as a small and isolated island.

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Decision (EU) 2026/994 grants Portugal a formal exception to certain provisions of Directive 2019/944 on the internal electricity market, applicable exclusively to the small isolated grid on Berlenga island. This exception recognizes that electricity grids on small isolated islands cannot comply with the same liberaliz…

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Full official title

OJ:L_202600994: Decisión (UE) 2026/994 de la Comisión, de 4 de mayo de 2026, por la que se concede a la República Portuguesa una excepción a determinadas disposiciones de la Directiva (UE) 2019/944 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo sobre normas comunes para el mercado interior de la electricidad y por la que se modifica la Directiva 2012/27/UE, en lo que respecta a la pequeña red aislada de la isla de Berlenga [notificada con el número C(2026) 2789]

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