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For the first time in world history we are witnessing a global public health emergency, with simultaneous effects on the whole planet. In the span of fifteen days, the State of Emergency, or its equivalent, was declared in the six countries represented in RELOP (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe).

The main priority of the energy sector regulator was to guarantee the security of supply, consumer protection and the stabilization of the sector during confinement and the subsequent economic instability.

RELOP quickly launched a survey to its members in order to identify the main tendencies, innovative responses and good practices adopted by the portuguese-speaking energy regulators. The results of this query were discussed and analised in the Webinar “Impacts of COVID-19”, on the 22nd May 2020.

Following this webinar, RELOP now launches a comprehensive study which analyses the regulatory response of its member-entities, along with each country’s government’s reaction, in the first stage of the pandemic.

During the months of October and November 2020, the first RELOP Cycle of Debates took place, dedicated to the theme “Energy access democratization: Regulation and Citizenship”.

This Cycle was divided into three sessions, each dedicated to a specific topic, which made it possible to deepen the chosen theme both through debate and knowledge sharing between the guest speakers and the members of the Association, as well as through the analysis of practical cases.

Session I: Governance for the Global Energy Transition

22 October 2020

Session II: Challenges and Opportunities of Fuel Regulation

29 October 2020

Session III: Innovation in the Electricity Sector for the Democratization of Energy access and Consumer Protection

5 November 2020

RELOP announced the first edition of the “Technical Regulation Awards”, which aim to reward the best technical article under the topic “Energy access democratization”. 

The deadline for submitting the applications to the first edition of the “Technical Regulations Awards” ended on the 30th June 2021. 

The applications are now under jury appraisal. 

Good luck to all our candidates!

Even if only through digital platforms, on the 5th of May, Portuguese Language Day, a shared patrimony by our entities, is celebrated all over the world. 

Remember that UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) ratified on the 25th of November 2019, in Paris, the 5th of May as the World Portuguese Language Day. This occasion was already celebrated by CPLP (Community of the Portuguese-Speaking Countries), now taking on a new dimension. 

The RELOP General Assembly gathered on 19th March 2020 and was attended by ten of the Association’s twelve members.

At the meeting, the Members approved the 2019 Annual Report, elected the theme of the first edition of the Technical Regulation Awards and also had a final balance presentation by the Presidency of ARENE (2018-2019) carried out by Dr. Paulo da Graça.

During the General Assembly, Dr. Efrain Cruz, Director of ANEEL, and President of RELOP in the 2020-2021 biennium, presented the priorities and main lines of action of the Presidency, having also taken the opportunity to thank the trust placed in ANEEL to preside RELOP.

Throughout the General Assembly, chaired by Dr. Almerindo Fonseca, from ARME, some initiatives to strengthen institutional partnerships, communication strategies and promotion of the Association were also presented and discussed.

Finally, all members were pleased that such a wide participation was possible and by the success of the virtual meeting, where the members of the Association, despite the uncertain times and constraints caused by COVID-19, showed themselves to be participative and committed.

The 2019 Activities and Accounts Report is available for consultation in the “Institutional Documents” area of the website.

In view of the recent developments of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, RELOP decides to postpone the next Conference to a date to be designated.

The XIII Annual RELOP Conference scheduled for March 20, in Lisbon, at Palácio de Penafiel, at the headquarters of the CPLP. The Conference dedicated to the «Democratization of access to energy: Regulation and Citizenship», is part of the annual program of meetings between RELOP members.

When it is possible, the Conference will take place and it will be dedicated to the democratization of energy, as an answer to the climate emergency and energy poverty, being given the highlight to today’s and tomorrow’s consumers. Evidencing the fundamental role of regulation and citizenship, we will seek to identify the opportunities and challenges for our countries to have clean and safe energy at affordable prices, ensuring a fair and inclusive transition, still in this decade.

The Conference promoted by RELOP will feature several national and international experts in the field of energy, as well as academics and representatives of society from Portuguese Speaking Countries.

In addition to RELOP members, representatives from academia, diplomacy, students, companies and sector associations as well as the general public are invited to attend.

Institutional support

The XIII Annual RELOP Conference is scheduled for 20th March 2020, in Lisbon, and will be dedicated to the theme “Democratization of energy access: Regulation and Citizenship”.

This Conference integrates the annual meetings programme between RELOP members, and will count on the participation os international experts, academic representatives, businesses and sector’s associations.

The members of RELOP unanimously voted for the membership of Associação Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis de Angola (ANPG), thus integrating as the twelfth member of RELOP.

ANPG regulates the exploration of oial and gas, being the responsibility of the Concessionária Nacional Angolana regulating, fiscalizing and promoting oil activities, namely the operations and contracting, in the field of oil, gas and biofuels.

With the accession of ANPG, RELOP believes that the activities that it proposes will have an even better and bigger projection.