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1. Regulation (ERSE) no. 3/2025 approves the new Electric Mobility Regulation and repeals Regulation no. 854/2019, 4 November
On December 22, ERSE approved Regulation no. 3/2025 (ERSE numbering), which approves the new Electric Mobility Regulation ("RME") and repeals the previous one, Regulation no. 854/2019, 4 of November.
Following the publication of the new legal framework for electric mobility, implemented by Decree-Law no. 93/2025 of 14 August, ERSE launched a public consultation to adapt its regulations to the new legal framework, and this regulation is the result of the consultation.
In short, the new RME establishes two distinct regimes:
- Transitional Regime: In accordance with the provisions of the Legal Framework for Electric Mobility, which provides for a transitional period until December 31, 2026, the new RME also provides for a transitional regime. Thus, the provisions of the previous regulation remain in force during the transitional period for electricity suppliers for electric mobility ("CEME") and charging point operators ("OPC") with charging points that choose to remain connected to the electric mobility management platform.
- New Electric Mobility Regime: For charging points that are not connected to the mobility management platform and for OPCs and electric mobility service providers that opt for the new regime, the RME establishes rules on:
- Transparency of charging service prices;
- Customer service and provision of information to the public;
- Complaints and dispute resolution;
- Data collection
- Commercial relations
- Regulated tariffs and prices for electric mobility for internal delivery points in non-exclusive electric mobility installations
This regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication, with the exception of the provisions relating to non-exclusive consumption facilities for electric mobility with internal delivery points, provided for in Chapter II of Title III, which shall take effect 6 months after the publication of this regulation in the Diário da República.
The new regulation can be consulted here.
2. Regulation (ERSE) no. 4/2025 makes the necessary changes to the electricity sector regulations to implement the new legal framework for electric mobility
On the same day and as a result of the same public consultation, ERSE approved Regulation no. 4/2025, making changes to several electricity sector regulations to implement the new legal framework for electric mobility.
Regulation 4/2025 introduces changes to the following legislation:
- Electricity Sector Self-Consumption Regulation: Charging points covered by the new regime may participate in self-consumption; however, in the case of charging points covered by the transitional regime of the electric mobility network, the restriction on participation in self-consumption remains valid.
- Measuring, Reading and Data Availability Guide for the electricity sector: Changes have been made to the new regime, particularly with regard to charging points connected to non-exclusive consumption facilities for electric mobility. In this context, provision is made for the possibility of setting up internal metering points and the general principles relating to this and the collection and provision of data in these installations.
- Quality of Service Regulation: For non-exclusive consumption facilities for electric mobility, it clarifies that an internal measuring point is excluded from the definition of "delivery point" and defines the calculation of the limit for the overall amount of compensation payable to each customer in the case of compensation for continuity of service in the electricity sector.
- Commercial Relations Regulations for the Electricity and Gas Sectors: Establishes that the creation of internal delivery points for consumption facilities that are not exclusive to electric mobility is not allowed in the case of provisional or occasional installations.
Regulation 4/2025 comes into force six months after the date of its publication and can be consulted here.
