But, as the Secretary of State highlighted, “the energy transition goes far beyond electric vehicles and faces technical challenges, such as, for example, the development of the biomethane and green hydrogen sectors”.
The country must “transform waste into assets, because this orientation allows the development of renewable fuels”. And beyond the environmental objective, there is the entire development of an innovation capacity that generates value, employment and developmentsaid the governor.
By the way, Jean Barroca mentioned that The new diploma on alternative fuels is already under public consultation, as well as the action plan that is related to the European AFFIR regulation on electric mobility. The project for the new legal regime for electric mobility was announced last August, but ERSE (Energy Sector Regulatory Entity) has just opened a public consultation process for review, said the government official.
“The objective of the new legal regime is to simplify and speed up charging, as well as the licensing process for charging points, in a logic of tacit support, without bureaucracy, with subsequent inspection”, assumed Jean Barroca.
“Portugal has already proven that it knows how to lead this process, now it is necessary to ensure that electric mobility is accessible to everyone”, concluded the government official at the end of the second day of the conference on sustainable mobility, Mobi Summit, an initiative by the brands DN, Dinheiro Vivo, JN and TSF.