Portugal’s objective is to promote the coverage of the majority of the national territory by intelligent networks, combining it with more efficient management of the existing networks.

By 2009 600,000 new energy boxes had been installed in the distribution of electricity which include intelligent metering systems, modules relating to demand management, the technical management of microgeneration and controllable loads and interfaces with users, with a view to covering 10% of domestic consumers.

With an investment of 1000 million euros, intelligent networks shall be responsible for creating 3000 jobs and will allow the integration of the charging of the electric vehicle and decentralised micro-production.