Ana Luís de Sousa, Teresa Empis Falcão and Beatriz Pereira da Silva are the authors of the chapter dedicated to Portugal in Lexology's publication Panoramic: Project Finance. The Panoramic guides offer a comparative analysis of the laws and regulations applicable in different jurisdictions.

In this chapter, the VdA lawyers analyse the legal and regulatory framework for project finance in Portugal, covering topics such as security packages, forex and withholding tax issues, foreign currency accounts, foreign investment issues, natural resource regulation, government approvals and filings,  arbitration and governing law considerations, environmental, health and safety laws, project companies, public legislation, limitations and transactions, and recent trends.

  • This chapter is available here.