The introduction of new legislation is expected to allow condominiums and groups to work together to produce energy in shared areas.

Currently condominiums are unable to produce energy in shared spaces, only private individuals are able to install solutions such as solar panels on balconies, however the legislation foresees a change to this to allow for shared production and consumption.

According to Jornal de Negócios, Minister João Matos Fernandes said that “this alteration aims at giving a strong impulse to distributed energy production, in particular to local energy production created using solar energy.”