On the 15th of July 2026, the 2^nd Local Stakeholder Meeting on energy poverty mitigation and energy efficiency of multi-apartment buildings, within the context of the work being developed in the LOCATEE project, took place in Torres Vedras. This meeting brought together representatives from the Torres Vedras municipality, the local civil parish governments, and researchers.
The meeting started with expert presentations on the current state of energy poverty in the EU and Portugal, and recent developments of the LOCATEE project, namely the energy poverty vulnerability mapping, the preliminary version of the Energy Poverty Monitoring System, and the cost-effectiveness assessment of energy renovation measures. The presentations were followed by interactive discussions.

While exploring and discussing LOCATEE’s project findings, the participants explored:

• Overall challenges faced in promoting renovation in private multi-apartment buildings and tackling energy poverty.
• Overlapping and hidden vulnerabilities across the municipal territory and population
• Potential improvements in LOCATEE’s tools and analyses
• Municipal policy agenda, and support instruments and possibilities to integrate LOCATEE’s findings
• New local actors to involve in the energy transition

The meeting was an important opportunity for a direct exchange with policymakers, enabling a valuable feedback process on the technical tools that are being developed, which will serve the policymakers at the end of the projects. It also shed light on current challenges and potential solutions that need to be addressed to guarantee a fair energy transition in the municipality.