Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy market in Portugal: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 139 supply contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy through award notices on TED; the 56 of them that state a value (40.3%) add up to €196 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Portugal imported €923 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2716, 2844 and 2612; all buyers, not only public ones), down 23.6% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 41 companies have won 315 public supply contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in Portugal, in 111 award notices from 68 public buyers.
- 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Portugal.
- The five companies that win most often hold 65.7% of all awards.
- 13.2% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Portugal — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €30.2 billion in 2025, 9.8% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy market in Portugal", https://cresques.com/markets/pt/093-electricity-heating-solar-and-nuclear-energy, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 41
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 111
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 68
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €922.5M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Portugal: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 315
- in 111 award notices
- Awarded value
- €484.9M
- from 44% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 41
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 68
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 38 |
| 2025 | 139 |
| 2026 | 138 |
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| 2024 | €106.2M |
| 2025 | €195.9M |
| 2026 | €182.9M |
- Other3
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 202 |
| Environment and waste | 50 |
| Hospitals and health services | 22 |
| Universities, schools and research | 18 |
| Railway operators | 8 |
| Electricity utilities | 4 |
| Ports | 4 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
- Norte120PT11
- Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021)55PT17
- Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021)46PT16
- Alentejo (NUTS 2021)34PT18
- Algarve30PT15
- Oeste e Vale do Tejo16PT1D
- Alentejo6PT1C
- Grande Lisboa4PT1A
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| Norte | 120 |
| Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) | 55 |
| Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) | 46 |
| Alentejo (NUTS 2021) | 34 |
| Algarve | 30 |
| Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 16 |
| Alentejo | 6 |
| Grande Lisboa | 4 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 104 · 33% |
| Medium-sized | 25 · 7.9% |
| SME (size not stated) | 96 · 30.5% |
| Size not stated | 90 · 28.6% |
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| 2023 | €1.2B |
| 2024 | €1B |
| 2025 | €922.5M |
- Lisboa41
- Baguim do Monte35
- Coimbra34
- Penafiel32
- Évora26
- Faro24
- Caldas da Rainha18
- Amadora15
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| Lisboa | 41 |
| Baguim do Monte | 35 |
| Coimbra | 34 |
| Penafiel | 32 |
| Évora | 26 |
| Faro | 24 |
| Caldas da Rainha | 18 |
| Amadora | 15 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 2716, 2844, 2612 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Portugal
100%
0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
65.7%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
13.2%
Among 266 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- Iberdrola Clientes Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda.26 public contracts in total
- EDP Comercial - Comercialização de Energia, S.A.30 public contracts in total
- Endesa Energia, S.A. – Sucursal Portugal24 public contracts in total
- Petrogal, S.A.74 public contracts in total
- Alfa Energia Lda.12 public contracts in total
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in Portugal?
- 41 companies won 111 contract award notices for these categories from 68 public buyers in Portugal since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Iberdrola Clientes Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda., EDP Comercial - Comercialização de Energia, S.A., Endesa Energia, S.A. – Sucursal Portugal, Petrogal, S.A., Alfa Energia Lda..
- How big is the electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy market in Portugal?
- In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 139 supply contracts for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy through award notices on TED; the 56 of them that state a value (40.3%) add up to €196 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Portugal imported €923 million of goods in the customs headings matched to electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2716, 2844 and 2612; all buyers, not only public ones), down 23.6% from 2023.
- How do I find a distributor for electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy in Portugal?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Portugal and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.