Portugal’s Electric Mobility Revolution: Why Open Standards Are the Missing Piece
The end of the Mobi.E system has opened the market, but without immediate action, proprietary silos risk sinking infrastructure value and stifling competition. Download this report to understand why open technical standards are the essential missing piece to secure your assets before the transition period closes.
Executive Summary
The liberalization of Portugal’s electric mobility market under Decree-Law 93/2025 represents a watershed moment, ending the rigid, centralized Mobi.E system. However, this regulatory achievement addresses only one dimension of the challenge. The core risk now facing DSOs, CPOs, and Fleet Operators is fragmentation: legal permission to compete is meaningless if technical barriers create incompatible networks and vendor lock-in.
This report outlines the immediate business costs of relying on proprietary protocols—from escalating complexity in mandated e-roaming agreements to the potential for infrastructure to become a costly ‘compatibility island’. It champions the necessity of adopting international, open standards like OCPP and OCPI as the non-negotiable foundation required to fulfill the promise of the new law, drive innovation, and ensure infrastructure investments are future-proof. The transition window runs through December 2026—a critical deadline for strategic decision-making.
Table of Contents
Deregulation Without Standards Risks Fragmentation
Portugal’s Decree-Law 93/2025 opened the EV charging market to competition, but without technical interoperability standards, the market could splinter into incompatible proprietary systems—defeating the purpose of liberalization.
Open Standards Enable True Competition
Protocols like OCPP, OCPI, and IEEE 2030.5 are essential to prevent vendor lock-in, preserve universal access (the key benefit of the old Mobi.E system), and redirect competition toward service quality, features, and locations rather than creating walled gardens.
The December 2026 Window Is Critical
Infrastructure deployed during this transition period will persist for years. Early commitment to open standards is an economic imperative—it lowers market entry costs, attracts international investment, and ensures long-term asset value.
Standards Complete the Reform
Portugal’s EV market transformation will only succeed if regulatory deregulation is paired with mandatory or market-driven adoption of open technical standards—otherwise, the market risks fracturing into competing fiefdoms instead of a truly competitive, interoperable ecosystem.
Meet our Expert
I’ve been working in renewable energy and electromobility since 2016, with a strong focus on making sustainable solutions actually work in practice. I hold a master’s degree in Energy Security from Masaryk University. Before joining Codibly, I worked on Smart Charging initiatives at Skoda Auto, where I helped implement Plug & Charge technology. I also worked to establish connections between the automaker and the Czech TSO on electromobility topics. Now, as Partner in Emobility and Energy at Codibly, I’m dedicated to promoting open standards and developing community-based renewable energy solutions. I’m particularly interested in practical strategies for scaling renewable energy at the local level and finding ways to make sustainable power more accessible and affordable.
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