Market Forecast By Component (Hardware, Software, Services), By Connectivity (Wired, Wireless), By End-User (Public Infrastructure, Highways, Smart Cities, Others (Institutional and Defense Infrastructure)), And Competitive Landscape
Product Code: ETC8881685 | Publication Date: Sep 2024 | Updated Date: Oct 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
Publisher: 6Wresearch | No. of Pages: 66 | No. of Figures: 12 | No. of Tables: 7 | |
Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Report thoroughly covers the market by component, connectivity, and application. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Outlook report provides an unbiased and detailed analysis of the ongoing Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market trends, opportunities/high growth areas, and market drivers. This would help stakeholders devise and align their market strategies according to the current and future market dynamics.
Portugal connected street lighting market expanded in line with the country’s accelerating urbanization and sustained investment in smart infrastructure. Urban population share increased from 2005 to 2024, while the construction sector surpassed in 2023 and is projected to reach more by the end of 2025. These trends are creating strong demand for advanced lighting systems. Government-backed programs such as the national strategy for intelligent territories (NSST) with RRP funding, the digital strategy 2030, and Lisbon’s MOVE 2030 initiative targeting a reduction in transport emissions by 2030 are further reinforcing adoption.
Complementing these efforts, more EV charging points were installed by 2023, and ERDF funding is being deployed across smart city and transport projects, expanding the base for connected lighting deployments. With projections that more of Portuguese streetlights will be LED by 2029 and a growing share of IoT-enabled, connected street lighting is becoming a central pillar of Portugal’s sustainable and digital urban ecosystem.
According to 6Wresearch, the Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.6% during 2025–2031, driven by large-scale infrastructure modernization, smart mobility programs, and EU-backed digital transformation. The government’s recovery and resilience plan (PRR), alongside ERDF funding, is targeting housing, transport, and urban renewal projects, with smart lighting embedded as a baseline requirement for efficiency and sustainability. Legislative reforms such as Urban Simplex, which streamlines approvals, and the upcoming electronic platform for urban planning procedures (2026) are expected to accelerate real estate and infrastructure deployment, creating further opportunities for IoT-enabled lighting systems. Smart city and mobility initiatives reinforce this trajectory.
The NSST, backed by RRP funding, promotes intelligent resource management in areas such as energy and mobility, directly supporting connected street lighting adoption. Projects including the Lisbon–Cascais bus corridor, the Route expansion, and cross-border MOBIX trials on the Portugal–Spain corridor are establishing a framework for integrating smart lighting with intelligent transport systems, traffic monitoring, and environmental sensing. Utilities such as E-REDES are also automating lighting networks through platforms such as FlexIP, while domestic players such as ArquiLED have installed LEDs, representing the national stock.
The software segment is set for rapid growth during 2025–2031, driven by the adoption of centralized lighting management platforms for remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and energy optimization. Government smart city programs and EU-funded digitalization will further accelerate the deployment of interoperable control systems across municipalities.
The wireless segment is projected to grow strongly during 2025–2031, driven by IoT-enabled streetlight controllers that cut cabling costs and integrate seamlessly with smart city platforms. Government digital infrastructure programs and EU urban innovation funding will further accelerate adoption across municipalities.
The smart cities segment is projected to grow rapidly during 2025–2031, fueled by municipal investments in integrated platforms linking lighting with mobility, environmental monitoring, and public safety. National strategies like NSST 2023–2030 and EU funding will further accelerate deployment across urban areas.
The report provides a detailed analysis of the following market segments:
1. Executive Summary |
2. Introduction |
2.1. Report Description |
2.2. Key Highlights of the Report |
2.3. Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4. Research Methodology |
2.5. Assumptions |
3. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Overview |
3.1. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues (2021-2031F) |
3.2. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Industry Life Cycle |
3.3. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Porter’s Five Forces |
4. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Dynamics |
4.1. Impact Analysis |
4.2. Market Drivers |
4.3. Market Restraints |
5. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Trends |
6. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Overview, By Component |
6.1. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenue Share, By Component (2024 & 2031F) |
6.1.1. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Hardware (2021-2031F) |
6.1.2. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Software (2021-2031F) |
6.1.3. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Services (2021-2031F) |
7. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Overview, By Connectivity |
7.1. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenue Share, By Connectivity (2024 & 2031F) |
7.1.1. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Wired (2021-2031F) |
7.1.2. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Wireless (2021-2031F) |
8. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Overview, By End-User |
8.1. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenue Share, By End-User (2024 & 2031F) |
8.1.1. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Public Infrastructure (2021-2031F) |
8.1.2. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Highways (2021-2031F) |
8.1.3. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Smart Cities (2021-2031F) |
8.1.4. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Others (Institutional and Defense Infrastructure) (2021-2031F) |
9. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market - Key Performance Indicators |
10. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Opportunity Assessment |
10.1 Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Opportunity Assessment, By Component (2031F) |
10.2 Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Opportunity Assessment, By Connectivity (2031F) |
10.3 Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Opportunity Assessment, By End-User (2031F) |
11. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Competitive Landscape |
11.1 Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenue Ranking, By Top 3 Companies |
11.2 Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Technical Parameters |
11.3 Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating Parameters |
12. Company Profiles |
12.1 Schréder |
12.2 Sierra Wireless |
12.3 ARQUILED |
12.4 Signify |
12.5 Delta Electronics |
12.6 Acuity Brands |
12.7 Renesas Electronics |
12.8 Soft Light - Iluminação, S.A. |
12.9 Metalogalva |
12.10 GEWISS |
13. Key Strategic Recommendation |
14. Disclaimer |
List of figures |
1. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, 2021-2031F ($ Million) |
2. Number of Newly Constructed Buildings in Portugal (2020-24) |
3. Rural v/s Urban Population in Portugal (2005-2024) (in lakhs) |
4. Percentage share of Rural v/s Urban Population in Portugal (2005-2024) (%) |
5. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenue Share, By Component, 2024 & 2031F |
6. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenue Share, By Connectivity, 2024 & 2031F |
7. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenue Share, By End-User, 2024 & 2031F |
8. Portugal Construction Sector, (€ billion), (2022-25E) |
9. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Opportunity Assessment, By Component, 2031F |
10. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Opportunity Assessment, By Connectivity, 2031F |
11. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Opportunity Assessment, By End-User, 2031F |
12. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenue Ranking, By Top Companies, 2024 |
List of table |
1. Portugal Government Initiatives to support Urbanization |
2. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Component, 2021-2031F, ($ Million) |
3. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By Connectivity, 2021-2031F, ($ Million) |
4. Portugal Connected Street Lighting Market Revenues, By End-User, 2021-2031F, ($ Million) |
5. Real Estate Projects in Portugal |
6. Smart Roads Projects in Portugal |
7. Portugal Upcoming Smart Projects |