Fast-Track support for Strategic Investments in Portugal
Developing large-scale projects in Portugal can be a complex journey, requiring coordination across multiple stages and entities. However, securing Portuguese Important Project (PIN) or Investment Project for the Interior (PII) status unlocks a powerful advantage—streamlining approvals and accelerating progress.
With direct support from key governmental bodies such as APA, CCDR, Floene, REN, and others, investors benefit from: ✔ Priority in licensing – ensuring faster approvals ✔ Simultaneous administrative processing – cutting through bureaucracy ✔ Significant reduction in timelines – getting projects off the ground quicker
For those looking to invest in Portugal, PIN/PII status is the key to unlocking efficiency and success.
Recently, STREAM had another project recognized by AICEP with PIN status (Project of Potential National Interest), in the area of green hydrogen. The project has an investment of over €25 million and is expected to have a very positive impact on the national economy.
STREAM validated the documentation and developed the instructional elements for its client's project to be recognized with this status. This service involved, among other things, carrying out a feasibility analysis, preparing the application (e.g. form and its parts, and economic and financial analysis) and submitting and presenting the project.
With this recognition, the project will now be monitored by the Permanent Investor Support Commission (CPAI), in close collaboration with STREAM.
This recognition will be an asset for our client, as it will allow them to streamline bureaucratic processes and reduce the impact of contextual costs on their development. To this end, it will be able to closely monitor the entities that make up the CPAI (AICEP, IAPMEI, CCDR, APA, among others) and receive priority treatment.
Advantages:
Priority in licensing processes;
Simultaneous processing of administrative procedures;
Deadlines can be reduced to a maximum of half the legally prescribed period;
Single public consultation period for the various administrative procedures;
Simplification of procedures relating to territorial management instruments relevant to the project;
