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Risk Level
Existence of negative effects on the sector and other interdependent effects resulting from an anomalous situation.The impact is not yet critical, but it can achieve this if mitigation measures are not taken.There should be continuous monitoring of the situation and precautionary measures should be prepared for possible emergency activation.

Causes:
Due to the electricity supply problems, ENSE is monitoring the impacts on the National Oil Sector.

Department of Biofuels

Activity Description

The BD is responsible for:

  • Supervise compliance with the rules for promoting the use of biofuels;
  • Monitoring compliance with the obligations of biofuel producers and developers;
  • Proceed with the issuance and cancellation of biotickets, under the legal terms;
  • Take samples of biofuels in the context of quality control programs;
  • Prepare and carry out monitoring and control actions on biofuels;
  • Monitor the mandatory national incorporation goals in road fuels, on a quarterly basis.

Goals and incorporation obligations

Every month, ENSE provides the physical percentage of biofuels’ incorporation and TDBs transacted by economic operators.

Biofuels prices

Every month, ENSE makes available the average practiced price (€/m3) of FAME in Portugal and Europe.

Biotickets

From September 2018, ENSE issues the biotickets based on the monthly information sent by ECS (LNEG).