Finerge

For over 20 years, Finerge has worked to provide access to more sustainable energy sources to the world. In 2019, Finerge is Portugal’s second-largest renewable energy producer.

Finerge operates 53 Wind Farms and 16 PV solar plants located in more than 46 Municipalities across Portugal and 3 provinces in Spain. Day and night, more than 700 turbines harness the energy of the Wind, and thousands of photovoltaic modules that collect energy from the sun, transforming it into clean electricity at a rate of 3.200Gwh. All this means that more than 1,801 ktons of CO2 emissions are avoided.

However, the story has only just begun...

Learning from the most sustainable source: Nature.

Founded in 1996, Finerge has evolved responsibly, sustained by continuous investment. Its evolution is set on the development, construction and acquisition of new Wind Farms and PV Solar plants nestled in strategic locations across Portugal and Spain, innovating processes, practices, and infrastructures. Its growth is sustained through investment in its people, who have made a world of difference over the last two decades.

Explore the timeline to unlock all the key moments in Finerge’s history.

Portal da freita

1999

First project developed by Finerge

CARAVELAS

2000

Alto da Vaca
Alvão

2002

ARCIPRESTE
AGUIEIRA
ALTO DA VACA II
SRA. CASTELO I
SRA. CASTELO II

2003

MOINHO VELHO
ALVÃO II
DIRÃO DA RUA
CADRAÇO
MANIQUE

2004

VIDEIRA
ALFARROBEIRA
CAPUCHA
ESPIGA
SAO PAIO
PASSARINHO
MONTIJO
OUTEIRO
C. VICENTINA

2005

Finerge acquired by Endesa

Arga
Pracana
Socorro

2006

AZINHEIRA
ALMARGEM

2007

Control Room in operation

LAGOA D. JOÃO
SICÓ
ALTO MINHO I
RIBABELIDE
SOCORRO

2008

Endesa acquired by ENEL and Acciona

2009

Acciona exits by divesting renewables assets. 93.7 MW sold to Acciona in Portugal

ALTO DO MARCO
ALVAIAZERE

2011

2014

Minority stake in the Alvadia wind farm (49%of 22.8 MW) sold to project partners.

ALTO DOURO
FONTE MESA II
LOURINHÃ I
LOURINHÃ II
RAIA
GEVANCAS II

2015

Finerge takes control of the 445 MW allocated to the portfolio of joint development of wind farms of ENEOP.
Finerge acquired by FSI.

2016

Over-powering of the Ventominho and Arga projects

VALE DO CHÃO
MOIMENTA
SERNANCELHE
TRÊS MARCOS

2017

Ancora (172 MW) acquired by FSI.
Finerge acquires DST's stake in three wind farms (55 MW).

2018

Finerge buys stake in Catavento (11.3MW)

VILA FRANCA DE XIRA
BAIÃO
TOUTIÇO
LOMBA DO VALE

ZAHARICHE
CASARICHE
CARBOJOSA LA SAGRADA
LEDESMA
LOS BROCHEROS

2019

Finerge buys stake in VF Xira
and Baião (18.9 MW), Toutiço and Lomba do Vale (123 MW) and 6 solar plants in Spain (8,1MWp)

CORUCHE
SEIXAL
SOL CATIVANTE V
SOL CATIVANTE VII

2020

Finerge buys 4 solar plants in Portugal Santarém, Setubal, Loulé (29,8 MWp)

First Sentier Investors

Finerge’s shareholder is First Sentier Investors (former First State Investments), a global asset management with over 25 years’ experience.

First Sentier Investors is capitalised by pension funds from all over the world, which represents the trust of thousands of people across the globe.

It manages over 150 billion euros in assets with a diversified portfolio. It operates in countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, and, of course, Portugal.

Finerge is First Sentier Investors' bet for growing in the European renewable energy market.

The energy of people

The human element is a crucial factor in any sustainability bill. Finerge’s employees work daily as Climate Keepers.

Meet the team.

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Pedro Norton
CEO

Eduardo Camino

CGO

Patrícia Cardoso

Quality, Safety, Environment & Sustainability

Hugo Carvalho

Performance & Innovation

Joana Martins Mendes

Head Of Corporate Affairs

Paulo Abreu

Information Technology

Rui Neves

COO

Celso Xavier

Engineering, Technical Procurement & Construction

Sofia Fernandes

Human Resources & Support

Sustainability

The Finerge Group is committed to promoting the country's sustainable development through the diversified production of clean electricity and the adoption of sustainable internal practices. Finerge's sustainability strategy focuses on promoting the well-being and growth of its employees, on climate action and environment protection.

The Finerge Group periodically evaluates the social and environmental aspects related to its activity, developing actions towards those that are considered significant and controllable, whether direct or indirect. These includes:

promoting the qualification and satisfaction of its employees;
adapting security policies that ensure nil work accidents
prevention of emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases on the installations;
reduction of the amount of non-recovered waste generated in maintenance operations;
environmental monitoring of various faunal and floristic groups;
contribution to the conservation of endogenous species;
actions to defend the forest against fire.

Finerge subscribes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, to make them a reality on a daily basis. mainly 7 SDGs and 22 SGD targets the objectives to which Finerge actively contributes.

Awards and Certifications

Official certifications

ISO 9001:2015.
Quality Management Systems

ISO 14001:2015.
Environmental Management Certification

ISO 45001:2018
Security Management Systems
and Occupational Health

Quality, Environment and Safety Policy

At the end of 2018, Finerge obtained its certification in Management in Quality, Environment and Safety.