Associação Portuguesa dos Industriais Grandes Consumidores de Energia Eléctrica
Budget
€50 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Associação Portuguesa dos Industriais Grandes Consumidores de Energia Eléctrica (APIGCEE) is the Association of Large Industrial Electricity Consumers in Portugal, which is member of IFIEC Europe since 1998. APIGCEE aims at safeguarding the interests of its members in the industrial use of electricity and contributing to the establishment of a regulatory system in the electricity sector that promotes transparency among the activities of generation, transmission and distribution as well as to increase the efficiency and quality of service. APIGCEE, with an aggregate electric consumption of 5,3 TWh (2023), represents approximately 10% of the total electricity consumption and 28% of industrial consumption in Portugal.
EU Legislative Interests
Revision of the Energy Taxation Directive - Roadmap Energy Taxation Directive Survey Public consultation on the “Preparation of a new Renewable Energy Directive for the period after 2020” Contribution to the Portuguese Position relating to the "Clean Energy Package" Stakeholder consultation on the Staff Working Document “For a resilient, innovative, sustainable and digital energy intensive industries ecosystem: Scenarios for a transition pathway”
Communication Activities
MENDONÇA e COSTA, Jorge (2015) - “The role of electrointensive industry in the integration of electrical energy produced from renewables” – Industry and Environment Magazine – January/ February 2015 (in Portuguese) http://www.industriaeambiente.pt/scid/webIA/includes/book/viewBook.asp?articleID=2434 MENDONÇA e COSTA, Jorge (2017) - “The national energy policy framework for the big industry” – Industry and Environment Magazine – September / October 2017 (in Portuguese) http://www.industriaeambiente.pt/noticias/revista-n106-setembro-outubro-2017/ MENDONÇA e COSTA, Jorge (2022) - "New Energy Resources and Decarbonisation of the Energy Intensive Industry” - Industry and Environment Magazine – March / April 2022 (in Portuguese) https://www.industriaeambiente.pt/noticias/revista-n133-marco-abril-2022/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
APIGCEE is a member of IFIEC Europe http://www.ifieceurope.org/
Organisation Members
APIGCEE embodies thirteen (13) industrial organisations: http://apigcee.pt/
Connected Legislation
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.