About the request
The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting proposals for legal advisory for the design and launch of a municipal Energy Fund in Porto aiming to improve energy efficiency and increase renewable energy production in residential dwellings and commercial spaces in the metropolitan area and mitigate energy poverty among vulnerable communities in the region. This fund will be technically managed by AdEPorto – Porto Energy Agency, in collaboration with Porto Municipality. AdEPorto is a non-profit association established in 2007, which promotes sustainable development in the northern part of the Porto Metropolitan Area and financed by municipal public capital and private investment.
The envisaged support for the creation of the Porto Energy Fund is expected to generate substantial positive impacts across multiple dimensions, reinforcing the city’s Climate City Contract commitments and accelerating progress toward carbon neutrality by 2030. This will lead to:
- Acceleration of energy efficiency and building renovation;
- Expansion of renewable energy production and self-consumption;
- Strengthening of social equity and energy poverty reduction.
The support requested involves legal structuring, advising and compliance with Portuguese and European Legislation as well as the drafting of the necessary legal documents and contracts to operationalise the Fund.
Please find all further relevant information including key tasks, foreseen timeline, full detailed scope, out of scope, milestones, and all related information below.
Timeline and additional information
Interested parties are invited to submit their proposals by 14 July 2025 to Luisa Carretti and Mateusz Hoffman [CESF@netzerocities.eu]. Proposals should include and address all specific requirements related to the request which can be found below.
