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Galp Energia

Galp Energia is an integrated energy operator active across oil, natural gas and renewable energy value chains.

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Galp calls for flexible 2040 targets to protect industry competitiveness

17 Sept 2025
Topic — The European Commission is proposing a 2040 climate target to achieve neutrality by 2050.
Message — Galp requests a pathway that balances ambition with pragmatism and includes robust safeguards for industrial resilience. They advocate for flexibility mechanisms, such as carbon removals and international credits, to manage residual emissions. Additionally, they propose a book-and-claim system to facilitate the transfer of renewable fuel credits across borders.123
Why — These flexibilities would lower compliance costs and help protect the company's refining capacity.45
Impact — Environmental integrity may suffer if sectors delay direct emission cuts by relying on removals.67
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Galp Energia opposes ETS expansion to maritime fuels, seeks refineries support

8 Jul 2025
Topic — Review of EU Emissions Trading System covering stationary installations, aviation and maritime transport.
Message — The company opposes including Well-to-Wake emissions in EU ETS for maritime, preferring IMO global framework or FuelEU Maritime instead. They request grants for refinery decarbonisation projects and stopping invalidation of allowances under Market Stability Reserve.1234
Why — This would reduce compliance costs for maritime fuel supply and secure grant funding for high-cost refinery projects.56
Impact — Climate advocates lose stronger emissions accounting that would capture full lifecycle maritime fuel emissions.7
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Galp Energia Urges Simplified EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework

1 Jul 2025
Topic — Implementing rules for the harmonised third-party verification of carbon removals and storage.
Message — Galp requests a simplified recognition mechanism for existing credible schemes to avoid duplication. They seek clarification on the commercial use of certificates issued before 2028. Requirements must be proportionate to the scale of nature-based solutions projects.123
Why — Harmonised rules would reduce compliance costs and facilitate the trade of carbon certificates.45
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Meeting with Alina Nedea (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Thomas Auger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez)

24 Jun 2025 · European Hydrogen and RFNBO’s Market

Meeting with Miguel Jose Garcia Jones (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

24 Jun 2025 · Discussion on challenges of industrial decarbonisation

Meeting with Moumen Hamdouch (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport) and EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.)

17 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on the development of production from renewable and low carbon fuels from GALP.

Meeting with Kamil Talbi (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen), Martin Engell-Rossen (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen)

17 Jun 2025 · Lithium, hydrogen, CBAM

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Nov 2024 · introductory meeting

Meeting with Catarina Martins (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Nov 2024 · renewable energy investments

Galp urges broader definitions for battery manufacturing and recycling waste

8 Nov 2024
Topic — The Commission is revising terminology for classifying hazardous and non-hazardous battery waste.
Message — Galp recommends including defective battery cells and materials like electrolyte waste in the manufacturing waste lists. They also emphasize the need for a precise definition of materials generated during recycling to ensure treatment consistency.123
Why — Detailed waste categories would lower legal ambiguity and improve efficiency in Galp's recycling operations.4
Impact — Regulators and other recyclers lose when vague definitions lead to inconsistent interpretations across Europe.5
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Galp urges stable EU rules for low-carbon hydrogen projects

25 Oct 2024
Topic — The consultation defines the methodology for calculating greenhouse gas savings for low-carbon fuels.
Message — Galp requests a level playing field between fuel categories and stable rules. They want protection for existing projects against future, more restrictive legislative revisions.12
Why — This would protect Galp's large-scale hydrogen investments and maintain long-term investor confidence.3
Impact — Regulators and environmentalists lose the ability to apply stricter standards to existing projects.4
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Galp calls for equal treatment of low-carbon fuels in EU ETS

29 Jul 2024
Topic — EU updates monitoring and reporting rules for greenhouse gas emissions under ETS.
Message — Galp requests equal treatment between renewable fuels and low-carbon fuels in ETS reporting. The company also seeks more flexibility in reporting non-physically delivered fuels and wants separate compliance certificates allowed for different reporting obligations.123
Why — This would simplify compliance and reduce administrative burden for alternative fuel reporting.45
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Meeting with Elisa Ferreira (Commissioner) and

22 May 2024 · Presentation of Galp's projects in Portugal

Response to Recommendation to promote the development of innovative forms of solar energy deployment

1 Apr 2024

Galp welcomes the EC's initiative to promote guidance to member states in expediting the adoption of solar energy, encompassing innovative deployment methods, as solar energy will play a pivotal role in extensive implementation of renewable energies. In the pursuit of innovative approaches to solar energy production, several challenges have emerged across various sectors. AgriPV faces regulatory hurdles due to the lack of a clear definition, resulting in varied interpretations across EU member states. Additionally, the absence of uniform guidelines in the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a challenge. Integrating solar energy with agriculture also poses challenges in land use planning and environmental considerations. Moreover, insufficient incentives and funding, along with complex licensing procedures and grid connection requirements, contribute to project complexities. In addition to these challenges, it is essential to address the relationship with local communities, as farmer and local community acceptance, although hindered by the lack of a clear regulatory framework, is crucial. It also would be useful to address the technical challenges. Addressing high investment costs compared to traditional PV solutions and ensuring harmonious integration into rural landscapes are also paramount. Best practices include standardizing regulations, promoting legislative adaptations, offering financial incentives and funding mechanisms. Floating PV encounters regulatory obstacles such as complex licensing and grid connection procedures. Non-regulatory challenges include complex maintenance operations, uncertainties regarding equipment performance in humid environments, limitations in tilt angles impacting electricity generation, and difficulties in accessing remote areas for installation and maintenance. Best practices involve considering design optimizations, implementing regular maintenance programs, adopting environmentally friendly practices, and fostering public-private partnerships for sustainable economic growth. Solar integration in transport infrastructure faces regulatory challenges like mandatory exclusive grid connections for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points in Portugal, hindering solar integration. Lack of standardized protocols for energy management complicates solar integration in EV charging. Besides, there are also non-regulatory obstacles. Best practices encompass initiatives from Spain and France, allowing solar integration in EV charging points and mandating solar panels in large parking lots. Indeed, when considering the benefits of integrated solar generation in buildings, it is crucial to recognize that while solar generation benefits the energy consumer within the building, it may not directly benefit the building owner or the constructor. Since Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) replace a building element, they are viewed as construction materials, but this awareness is often lacking among construction companies. Furthermore, there is a lack of standardization for these systems and building construction tailored for this application. Vehicle-Integrated PV faces regulatory hurdles related to retrofitting existing vehicles with PV requiring new certifications. Non-regulatory challenges include limited space for PV integration, reducing economic attractiveness. Focus on PV integration in cargo vehicles and development of standardized solutions by various companies are promising approaches. These examples underscore the necessity for regulatory clarity, financial incentives, and technological advancements to overcome obstacles and promote innovative solar energy solutions. In conclusion, Galp considers that addressing regulatory ambiguities, enhancing financial incentives, fostering technological advancements, and promoting collaboration across sectors are essential strategies for overcoming barriers and realizing the full potential of innovative solar energy production methods.
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Galp urges transparent criteria for EU wind energy auctions

1 Mar 2024
Topic — The consultation explores design elements and qualitative criteria for renewable energy auctions.
Message — Galp demands clear weighting for auction criteria and objective measurement methods. They suggest using feed-in tariffs to maintain investor returns despite rising costs. Penalties for non-performance should exclude projects hit by external macroeconomic factors.123
Why — The proposed changes would increase predictability and protect the company from market volatility.4
Impact — Foreign turbine manufacturers may face scrutiny from new rules targeting unfair trade practices.5
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Response to Guidance to facilitate the designation of renewables acceleration areas

23 Feb 2024

Galp welcomes the Commission's initiative to publish a document aimed at assisting Member States in defining renewables acceleration areas (RAA). Given the ambitious goals set by European targets for the integration of renewable energies into the EU's energy mix, it is imperative to acknowledge the critical role of incentives and a conducive regulatory framework. From Galp's perspective, it's important to address some concerns and suggestions, particularly to avoid overly simplistic approaches that overlook territory and network infrastructure characteristics. Hence, it is prudent to consider the following dimensions: Environmental Impacts of Onshore and Offshore Wind and Solar Projects A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is paramount to delineate areas where environmental impacts are inherently mitigable and compensable. This entails establishing upfront mitigation and compensation measures to circumvent protracted Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures. Utilization of Tools & Best Practices It should be considered the leveraging potential maps (solar and wind) aids in identifying high-potential areas for renewable energy projects as well as the integration of existing projects and mapping from various perspective enables harnessing local knowledge and competencies efficiently. Its important to Considering inputs from monitoring activities and synergies among various stakeholders provides insights into existing project impacts and potential expansion opportunities, leveraging existing infrastructure. It would be advantageous to proceed with an analysis of existing onshore wind project provides valuable insights, particularly for projects situated within Natura 2000 areas. These projects, having undergone EIAs and environmental monitoring, offer sufficient data to evaluate real impacts and potential expansion opportunities. Non-Environmental Aspects Relevant to Designation In addition to the environmental considerations, the following topics must be taken into account: Strategic injection capacity reception axes identification by network operators is crucial for resource harnessing and network reinforcement. Assessing whether the resource, wind and solar, is favourable to carrying out this type of project in the proposed locations. Licensing entities should also play an active role in defining RAA, considering their decisive role in project licensing/authorization. Infrastructure planning, including corridors for electricity transmission, demands careful analysis in SEA to avoid licensing delays for electrical lines. o Implementing mechanisms to curb real estate speculation in RAA is imperative. Regarding public involvement, emphasis should be placed on informing about the importance of meeting renewable energy targets and engaging citizens during the process. The study areas should not only be assessed in terms of risks, but a socio-economic study should also be carried out. Conclusions RAA should offer access to areas with a significant dimension so that the projects developed there can have a meaningful contribution to meet the european targets. It should be considered the potential maps (solar and wind), identifying areas with the highest potential. The identification by network operators of strategic axes for receiving injection capacity into the grid, enabling the harnessing of this resource and necessary network reinforcements, would contribute to finding a more efficient definition of RAA. SEA to define areas where environmental impacts are inherently manageable and compensable, outlining mitigation and compensation measures. Contemplate the establishment of mechanisms to control real estate speculation in RAA. It's important to emphasize the need to make it clear that RAA should be seen as areas where Environmental Impact Studies are not required, but in the remaining areas renewable projects can be licensed following the licensing procedures already defined in each MS.
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Meeting with Juraj Nociar (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

14 Feb 2024 · Lithium Markets

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

5 Feb 2024 · High-Level roundtable with Suppliers

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)

18 Jan 2024 · Critical Raw Materials

Galp Energia challenges EU ETS free allocation rule changes

2 Jan 2024
Topic — EU ETS free allocation rules updated to align with 55% emissions reduction target.
Message — The company requests higher thresholds for Climate Neutrality Plans, alignment with CSRD requirements, and protection of commercially sensitive information. They argue energy efficiency measures should only be mandatory when technically feasible and proportional to company finances.123
Why — This would reduce compliance burdens and protect competitive information from public disclosure.456
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Galp urges EU to prioritize funding and regulatory clarity

5 Sept 2023
Topic — The European Commission is creating a strategic roadmap for developing regional hydrogen hubs.
Message — Galp calls for investment-friendly regulations and funding mechanisms covering the entire value chain. They suggest prioritizing technologies with high implementation success and clear permitting procedures.123
Why — Streamlined permitting and subsidies would reduce financial risks for their energy projects.4
Impact — Early-stage research ventures may lose funding to more mature industrial technologies.5
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Galp Energia Urges Qualitative Approach to Sustainability Reporting

7 Jul 2023
Topic — This consultation defines the standards for disclosing environmental, social, and governance information.
Message — Galp requests a qualitative approach for reporting financial effects and material risks. They argue that stakeholder consultations should not be mandatory for identifying risks. Value chain reporting should be simplified to avoid an overburden on suppliers.123
Why — This would reduce administrative burdens and prevent potential confidentiality problems.45
Impact — Investors and stakeholders lose access to precise, standardized quantitative sustainability data.6
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Meeting with Maria da Graça Carvalho (Member of the European Parliament) and EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.)

6 Jul 2023 · Energy market, Gas prices, investments in Portugal, hydrogen strategy, Hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package

Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

29 Jun 2023

Galp welcomes the pioneer and important proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials, namely by developing the EU internal capacity while reducing and diversifying external dependencies. We are comfortable with the proposed targets, but we still consider there is a missing piece on securing access to raw materials extracted in the EU territory. Portugal has the 8th greatest reserves of lithium worldwide and 1st in Europe. It is a great opportunity to develop projects along the batteries value chain. In this regard, it would also be important to include spodumene concentrate and lithium sulfate as strategic raw materials, as these are the feedstock for lithium battery grade conversion and the EU internal availability will probably be very limited to meet demand. Finally, we also consider that funding opportunities fall short. Access to raw materials extracted in the EU territory: Aurora is a joint venture between Galp and Northvolt and will develop by 2025 in Portugal Europes largest and most sustainable lithium conversion plant, with an estimated investment of around 700m. Access to locally extracted raw materials is key to the viability of implementing projects in Europe. There is also the risk that these raw materials will end up in third countries, particularly countries with significant refining capacity. In addition to being a risk for projects and targets, its also a risk for EUs energy and resource independence. For these reasons, it is our understanding that an additional target should be considered, specifically a target of 100% of raw materials extracted in the EU territory to stay in EU territory, namely for processing. This could be done with a combination of instruments, such as: (i) priority or preferential allocation of extracted critical materials to the EU industry (e.g., through pre-emptive rights of Member States (MS)); (ii) Fostering of short supply chains; (iii) intra-community auctions for joint purchases, with criteria that could include not only price, but also geographical proximity; (iv) Screening of extra-community investment which directly or indirectly allow control over strategic raw materials assets. Funding: Dedicated funding within the current budgets should be made available, ideally at the EU level, as these projects have a clear transnational scale and, by being dependent on a particular MSs capacity to support it, it may create imbalances in the internal market. Additionally, the current State Aid framework limits the amount of support that countries can provide to a project, as any Capex above 100m (110m with the new rules) will only be eligible in 34%. Furthermore, current rules for some locations limit the total amount of State Aid available for a project. For Strategic Projects, governments should have more freedom to differentiate from others in terms of support. The EU should create specific rules for critical raw materials that make the full amount of Capex eligible (IRA provides an average support of 40% in lithium conversion industry). Special tax incentives should also be considered, which could mitigate budget difficulties of MS. The State Aid process should also be streamlined and faster, with the EU projects struggling to compete in an international market with projects from Asia or NA. Finally, it would also be strategic to create an European dedicated investment fund that could invest in early stage mining projects around the world on strategic critical raw materials, ensuring that the feedstock goes to Europe. Other topics: Permitting: deadlines shouldnt be stopped in case more information is requested from authorities. National programmes should identify resources and set deadlines to make public tenders for exploring. Certification of the supply chain is critical and a positive discrimination for greener products should be incentivized.
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Galp Energia calls for US-style funding in EU green plan

27 Jun 2023
Topic — The Net Zero Industry Act aims to boost European clean technology manufacturing capabilities.
Message — Galp calls for financial incentives and tax benefits to drive investment decisions. They urge including biofuels and carbon transport in the list of strategic technologies.12
Why — Galp would gain market security through prioritization of European producers and feedstock destinations.3
Impact — Future storage project developers lose their competitive advantage if proprietary project data is made public.4
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Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

12 May 2023 · Discussion on the implementation of REPower EU objectives in Portugal.

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and ENGIE and

31 Mar 2023 · Energy Transition. Site visit. Organiser: Administração dos Portos de Sines e Algarve.

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

20 Dec 2022 · EU Energy Platform; Bulgargaz, SPP, EPH, DEPA, Geoplin, Eesti Gaas, Enovos, DEFA, Conexus Baltic Grid, GOGC participated as well.

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and TotalEnergies SE and

20 Dec 2022 · Energy Platform. Bulgargaz, SPP, EPH, DEPA, Geoplin, Eesti Gaas, Enovos, DEFA, Conexus Baltic Grid and GOGC participated as well.

Meeting with Elisa Ferreira (Commissioner) and

23 Nov 2022 · Aurora Lithium with Galp presented their views of the future of lithium market in Europe and across the world and its refining projects in Portugal.

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

26 Oct 2022 · Joint purchasing options.

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Shell Companies and

21 Oct 2022 · Commission proposal on measures on energy prices and security of supply. Innogy Česká republika and Bulgargaz also participated.

Meeting with Maria da Graça Carvalho (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Apr 2022 · Energy policy - high energy prices - reorganisation of energy supplies - role of hydrogen - industrial plans

Meeting with Cláudia Monteiro De Aguiar (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

23 Mar 2022 · Refuel Aviation

Meeting with Pedro Silva Pereira (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Mar 2022 · Green Deal & Fit For 55

Meeting with Elisa Ferreira (Commissioner)

22 Mar 2022 · Presentation of Galp’s green transition process

Meeting with Francisco Barros Castro (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira), Wioletta Dunin-Majewska (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira)

20 Jul 2021 · Batteries value chain

Meeting with Francisco Barros Castro (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira), Hugo Sobral (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira) and EUPPORTUNITY (QB, Lda.)

21 Jan 2021 · EU Recovery / Next Generation

Meeting with Francisco Barros Castro (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira)

14 Jan 2020 · the Green Deal, the Just Transition Mechanism and the climate neutrality

Meeting with Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

18 Jan 2019 · Energy Union

Meeting with Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

4 Jul 2018 · ENERGY POLICY

Meeting with Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

26 Sept 2017 · Energy Union

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and

17 Sept 2015 · Investment in Algeria

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)

17 Sept 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy) and ENEL SpA and

17 Sept 2015 · European energy policies

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)

23 Feb 2015 · Oil and gas R&I in Portuguese-speaking countries