Press

2024-04-15
APREN argues that two gigabytes of offshore wind should advance by 2030 in the two stages planned
Pedro Amaral Jorge believes that 2 GW of offshore wind should be built by 2030, as foreseen in the PNEC, rejecting that the power will be below.
2024-04-12
Operation Influencer "may have an effect" on investment
The Renewable Energy Association has received many contacts from companies due to Operation Influencer.
2024-04-12
Production of electricity from renewable sources reached 82.9% in March
The data are from APREN in the Renewable Electricity Bulletin for March.
2024-04-11
Renewable Energy Communities accelerate in Portugal
Pedro Amaral Jorge believes that it is "necessary to simplify the legal framework, so that these communities can be created more quickly".
2024-04-08
Portugal: Average electricity price is €0.41/MWh
Pedro Amaral Jorge says that zero prices will not have an impact on consumers' next monthly bill.
2024-04-03
Bioenergy as a tool for sustainable forest management
The use of firewood as a heating source, a practice that has been going on for thousands of years, is still present today, as can be seen by the considerable expression that biomass continues to have in primary energy consumption in Portugal.
2024-04-08
Low energy prices threaten to put the brakes on new solar investment
Pedro Amaral Jorge points out that the current situation is like "wanting to produce a product, having costs to produce electrons and the market will pay zero for it."
2024-04-03
Wholesale electricity prices are decreasing
The President of APREN points out: "the way the Iberian market works, whenever renewables manage to supply [the needs of] one hour, the price [of the hour] is zero", which happened even at the beginning of April, with some hours close to marking negative...
2024-04-02
Natural gas prices in the regulated market may rise in October
The sector's regulatory authority justifies this increase with the lower demand in the national market, which increases infrastructure costs.
2024-04-02
APREN returns with debate on ocean renewables on April 17
The Oceanic Renewables Summit 2024 will feature national and international experts, to be held at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon.