​Central level

• Energy Policy
• Energy infrastructure policies
• Renewable Energy deployment initiatives.
• Strategies, Monitoring frameworks and evaluations.
• National energy Strategy 2020
• National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2013-16
• Cross-border co-operation

Responsible ministries/bodies

• Ministry of Environment and Energy Transition
• National Laboratory for Energy and Geology
• Energy Services Regulatory Authority
• Portuguese Energy Association

Regional level

The Azores:

• Energy production facilities;
• Distribution;
• The storage and transport of energy, and
• The regional production of energy, including renewable energy and efficiency energy.

Madeira:

• Energy production site, and
• Distribution.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Regional Authorities of Azores and Madeira

Local level

Municipalities are responsible for:

• The distribution of electricity at low voltage;
• Urban and rural lightening;
• Investing in energy-producing centres, and
• Managing the distribution networks.

Intermunicipal entities are responsible for:

• Same areas, under agreement with the municipalities

Responsible ministries/bodies

Municipalities

Sources

IEA Review, Energy Policy

Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma da Madeira  (Law 130/99 of 29 August).

Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma dos Açores (Law 2/2009 of 12 January).

Law 75/2013 Legal Regime of Local Authorities

Law 50/2018 Transference of Competences to Local Governments and Intermunicipal Entities

Law 51/2018 Local Finances Legal Framework