Gas consumption falls 20%; lowest since 2014
Natural gas consumption in Portugal fell by 20% year-on-year at the end of the third quarter, reaching the lowest figure since 2014, according to data from REN – Redes EnergĂ©ticas
Galp to invest €128 million on Sines refinery
Portugal’s oil and gas giant Galp is to invest €128 million on keeping its refinery at Sines in tip-top operational condition. Part of the industrial unit that houses the sole
Portuguese-Chinese deal to set up electric charging stations
Deal involves Chinese company U Power Limited and Portuguese fund manager Magnify Capital Partners Chinese electric vehicle solutions provider U Power Limited announced on Wednesday an agreement with Portuguese fund
More than 60% of electricity generated from renewables in August
Around 60% of the 3,177 GWh (gigawatt hours) of electricity generated in mainland Portugal in August came from renewable sources, according to figures released today by the renewable energy association
PM flies to Chile, to “expand business of renewable energies”
Prime Minister António Costa will be flying to Chile this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of the military coup in that country, and try to “expand business” between the
Communities fighting for taxes from EDP’s polemic dam sale hear time is running out
Unless tax authority carries out evaluation by December, monies could be lost In a scenario that could never be conceivable in private tax affairs: TVI has warned that communities fighting
New wind farm in Sines requires felling of 1,800 cork oaks
Government declares EDP project “indispensable public utility” Environment minister Duarte Cordeiro has authorised EDP Renováveis to proceed with the felling of 1821 cork oaks for the construction of the Morgavel
Almost two-thirds of electricity provided by renewable sources in June
About 57% of the 3,216 GWh (gigawatt hours) of electricity generated in June in mainland Portugal came from renewable sources, according to data releasedy by the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association
EDP to build largest self-use solar farm for paper maker Navigator
Farm to be located in Figueira da Foz industrial complex Navigator, Portugal’s leading paper manufacturer, has chosen EDP Comercial, an arm of Energias de Portugal (EDP), to install what is
Consumers advised to change electricity supplier “if bills go up in July”
Advice comes from candidate to board of energy regulator ERSE, currently director of tariffs The candidate for member of the board of energy services regulator ERSE, Isabel Apolinário, has today