Order No. 251/2012 on subsidies for the energy sector. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, Serie I, No. 160, 20 August 2012, pp. 4586-4592. Subject Energy Keyword Subsidy/incentive Energy conservation/energy production Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the day after its publication and will be enacted from the entrance into force of Order No. 139/2012 of 14 May. Abstract This Order, consisting of 5 Chapters, establishes the requirements to be met by electro-power centres in order to benefit from incentives in the energy sector. It specifies the granting regime for the above mentioned incentives to guarantee the supply of energy to the National Electric System (SEN). Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt