Ecosystem: datacenters.pt·centrosdedados.com·centrosdedados.pt
MVP-1 · IMMEDIATE DEADLINE

EED Article 12 Reporting Support

Binding deadline: 15 May annually, applicable to all data centers in Portugal with installed IT power capacity of 500 kW or more.

Turnkey service for the collection, validation and submission of the annual report under Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/1791), applying the official EU template defined by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364.

Scope: initial diagnostic of monitoring systems; collection and validation of the 18 mandatory KPIs (PUE, WUE, heat reuse, renewable energy mix, water footprint); electronic submission to the EU database; continuous-improvement recommendations.

Natural progression to MVP-2: the initial engagement acts as a gateway into a retainer relationship covering the full regulatory stack.

Single submission: EUR 2,500 – 5,000 · Retainer: EUR 1,500 – 3,000 / month
MVP-2 · ANCHOR PRODUCT

Compliance Officer as a Service (CoaaS)

Externalised compliance officer function under monthly retainer, designed specifically for the data center sector. Replaces or complements internal compliance capacity, covering the full regulatory stack from a single interlocutor.

Coverage: Decree-Law 125/2025 (NIS2 transposition, Decreto-Lei n.º 125/2025), DORA, GDPR / DPO functions, AI Act, EED, CSRD, PNCD-specific obligations.

Four tiers:
  • Starter — SMEs and edge facilities: EUR 3,000 / month;
  • Growth — mid-market (1-10 MW): EUR 5,000 – 8,000 / month;
  • Enterprise — hyperscale: EUR 10,000 – 15,000 / month;
  • Public — Portuguese Public Administration: on request.
MVP-3 · HIGHEST UNIT VALUE

Regulatory Due Diligence for Investment

Captures the investment flow of more than EUR 12 billion committed to Portuguese data centers by 2030, offering structured regulatory assessment of greenfield, expansion or acquisition projects. Complements conventional financial and technical due diligence with a dedicated regulatory workstream.

National interface: licensing follow-up under the Decree-Law 80/2023 exceptional regime; pre-approved zones under PNCD; coordination with AICEP (single point of contact for international investors), APA, CCDR and municipalities.

Three service tiers: Light (EUR 8,000 – 12,000; 2-3 weeks); Full (EUR 15,000 – 25,000; 4-6 weeks); Extended with licensing follow-up (EUR 25,000 – 45,000; 2-4 months).

MVP-4 · PUBLIC SECTOR

Public Administration & Sovereign Cloud

Dedicated line for Portuguese Public Administration bodies and the 2027 Sovereign Cloud programme. Covers sectoral data center obligations combined with Public Administration specifics: NIS2 transposition (DL 125/2025), Portuguese Public Procurement Code (CCP, Código dos Contratos Públicos), Law 58/2019 and Law 59/2019 (GDPR execution for public bodies), interoperability, digital sovereignty.

PNCD alignment: calibrated to Initiative I.4 (common technical guides) and Initiative I.5 (capacity building for licensing bodies).

MVP-5 · SCALABLE ASSET

Regulatory Intelligence Platform

English-language editorial platform dedicated to Portuguese and EU data center regulation. Distinct from generalist regulatory intelligence providers (Thomson Reuters, Wolters Kluwer, LexisNexis) by its exclusive sectoral focus and its Portuguese contextualisation.

Plans: free weekly newsletter (funnel); Standard (EUR 200 – 500 / month — advanced alerts, annotated legislation repository, compliance calendar); Premium (EUR 500 – 1,500 / month — personalised impact analyses, quarterly webinars, monthly 2-hour advisory call, early access to reports).

Typical engagement sequence for foreign investors

  1. Pre-investment

    MVP-3 Regulatory Due Diligence delivered before or during financial close. Output: 40-80 page regulatory report, investment-committee ready.

  2. Closing & operational launch

    Transition to MVP-2 CoaaS retainer. Setting up compliance governance, policies, calendar, incident playbooks.

  3. Steady-state operation

    Annual MVP-1 EED report. Continuous CoaaS coverage. Enterprise-tier clients add dedicated officer and board reporting.

  4. Cross-cutting

    MVP-5 Regulatory Intelligence for global legal and compliance teams. Optional MVP-4 if supplying the Portuguese Public Sector.