portinhola
Published 8 November 2026, 19:36
portinhola / caixa de coluna (outdoor service cabinet)
The cabinet at the edge of a plot where the network operator brings in the electricity supply. Connecting a new house starts here: a licensed local electrician installs the portinhola and obtains the CPE connection point code, and only then come the meter and a contract with an electricity supplier.
Where you come across it. Building on an empty plot; connecting a house that has been without power for a long time.
You apply to the network operator, E-Redes, not to an electricity supplier (EDP, Galp and the rest): you can only choose a supplier once you have a CPE.
Official website: e-redes.pt/pt-pt/clientes-e-parceiros/pedido-de-ligacao-rede