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New E-Redes Grid Connection Manual (11th Edition): Complete 2026 Guide
The 11th edition of E-Redes' Grid Connection Manual incorporates Decree-Law No. 99/2024 and details rules for hybridization, self-consumption and electric mobility.
The launch of the 11th edition of E-Redes' Grid Connection Manual, released in late 2025 and in force in 2026, incorporates recent legislation such as Decree-Law No. 99/2024 and reinforces the focus on decentralized production, storage and consumption solutions.
Key updates
- Hybridization: details procedures for projects combining sources (e.g., wind + solar) at the same connection point, without requiring a new capacity reservation process.
- Self-consumption (UPAC): clarifies procedures for individual and collective self-consumption, including Renewable Energy Communities (CER).
- Electric mobility: more specific requirements for sizing wallbox connections and charging infrastructure.
- Digital Desk: single interface to track feasibility, budgeting and execution in real time.
The update aims to reduce bureaucracy and wait times for grid connections, one of the main barriers to renewable investment, while preparing the national electricity system to be more flexible and bidirectional.