4 FAQs about Lisbon school energy storage

How has Lisbon's storage policy changed over the past 18 months?

Policy has moved just as fast. In the past 18 months Lisbon introduced a streamlined licensing code, approved €100 M in Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência grants for 43 storage projects, and is drafting a 750 MVA capacity auction to go live before January 2026.

How many hybrid storage projects are being deployed in Portugal?

Additional hybrid capacity is being deployed, namely by Iberdrola, Greenvolt, Akuo, EDP and GALP, supported by Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) programme under the “Flexibility and Storage” incentive call. Under this PRR scheme, 41 projects were approved, totalling around 500 MW of new storage capacity and € 99.75 million in grants.

Can hydro-pumped storage systems be used in Portugal for 2030?

This work proposes a new methodological approach to assess the potential role of the hydro-pumped storage systems in Portugal for 2030, taking into consideration the impacts of climate change. 4.1.

What is the reservoir capacity of Portugal?

The total reservoir capacity is equal to 13,290 hm 3 and the biggest reservoir capacities can be found for Guadiana and Tagus, which are rivers with their origin in Spain . Portugal currently has an installed hydropower generation capacity of 8.2 GW (5.3 dammed hydropower plants and 2.9 run-of-river), from which 3.6 GW are pumped hydro storage.

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