Thousands of homes across seven Portuguese municipalities will be without electricity for several hours this Sunday morning due to planned maintenance work on the national power grid.
According to E-REDES – the electricity distribution network operator for mainland Portugal – the interruptions will take place between 5am and 11am, affecting selected neighbourhoods in Faro, Lagos, Olhão, Lisbon, Oeiras, Sintra and Tomar. The outages will last between one and six hours, depending on the area.
In a statement, the company said the work is being carried out to “ensure service quality”. Speaking to Expresso newspaper, E-REDES also stressed that these operations are routine maintenance tasks carried out every Sunday, and that details are shared in advance with municipalities and published on the company’s website each Wednesday.
The power cuts will affect the following areas:
- Faro – Montenegro parish, from 7.30am to 11am (Rua João Brandeiro, Urbanização Quinta da Nora)
- Lagos – São Gonçalo de Lagos, from 7am to 11am (Beco da Dona Marta, Rua Lucinda de Almeida Lamy Leal, Sítio Ameijeirinha)
- Olhão – Quelfes, from 7.30am to 11am (Rua António Henrique Cabrita, Rua Manuel Martins Garrocho)
- Lisbon – Campolide, from 5am to 11am (Avenida Conselheiro Fernando de Sousa, Rua Professor Sousa da Câmara)
- Oeiras – Algés, Linda-a-Velha and Cruz Quebrada–Dafundo, from 7am to 11am (Bairro 25 de Abril, Rua 1º de Maio, Rua Almeida Garrett, Rua Angola, Rua António Nobre, Rua Brasil, Rua Capitães de Abril, Rua Eça de Queiroz, Rua General Norton de Matos, Rua Luís de Camões, Rua Marconi, Rua Moçambique, Rua Pêro da Covilhã, Travessa Associados, Travessa da Alegria, Travessa da Bela Vista, Travessa da Creche, Travessa dos Canteiros, Travessa Esperança, Travessa General Humberto Delgado, Travessa Independência, Travessa Marconi, Travessa Sacadura Cabral)
- Sintra – São João das Lampas and Terrugem, from 6am to 11am (Beco das Figueiras, Caminho do Pinhal, Caminho do Vádio, Carreirinha Bacelo, Carreirinho da Baleia, Largo da Faustina, Largo da Fonte, Largo do Pipas, Largo José Feijão, Largo José Morais, Largo Porto, Lugar Baixo, Prolongamento Rua Porto, Rua da Albergaria, Rua da Barroca, Rua das Figueiras, Rua das Pedras Negras, Rua das Pedrulhas, Rua das Picotas, Rua do Lugar de Cima, Rua do Porto, Rua do Rio Redondo, Rua dos Cortiços, Rua dos Tanais, Rua Principal, Travessa da Mó, Travessa das Pedrulhas, Travessa do Cerrado da Laje, Travessa do Lugar de Cima, Travessa Terra da Eira)
- Tomar – Tomar and Santa Maria dos Olivais, from 6am to 7am (Avenida Doutor Aurélio Ribeiro, Rua Armando Nunes, Rua Coronel Garcês Teixeira, Rua Corredora do Mestre Palhavã, Rua Palhavã, Rua Pavalha, Rua Professor Fernando Gonçalves da Silva)
