About the request
The City Expert Support Facility (CESF), through NetZeroCities / Climate-KIC, are requesting quotation for 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 document.
The fund structuring and development will follow the milestones identified below:
Milestone: Regulatory and governance review – Time frame: Q4 2025
Milestone: Fund legal models and contracts finalized – Time frame: Q1 2026
The selected bidder is expected to engage with experts from the NetZeroCities consortium as well as engaging with the City and its key stakeholders, namely Porto Energy Agency (AdEPorto). NetZeroCities experts (who are resourced already and do not have to be represented in a financial offer) are to be engaged (together with the City) on baseline briefings, the overarching strategic approach within which this assignment takes place, as well as for sharing good practices from other cities, where relevant.
Please find all further relevant information including delivery timeline, key tasks, 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 10 October 2025 to Mateusz Hoffmann & Luisa Carretti [CESF@netzerocities.eu]. Proposals should include and address all specific requirements related to the request which can be found below.
