Press

2024-01-09
Renewable Capacity reaches 19 GW, with a target of 43.2 GW by 2030
APREN – 2023 in Review.
2024-01-08
Solar plants from the 2020 auction still don't see sunlight
Querioned on the extensions of the deadlines, the president of APREN pointed out the "cinsiderable impact" of interest rate hikes from 0.25% to more than 4% "for those who are negotiating financing".
2023-12-21
Offshore wind energy: Portugal lacks industrial capacity
During an APREN conference, experts recommended that the national industry focus on producing some components competitively, allowing their subsequent export.
2023-12-21
The redesign of the European electricity market
The main objectives of the new models are: to improve consumer protection, stability for businesses, and the incorporation of more renewable electricity generation.
2023-12-19
The sector sees it as "difficult" for Portugal to almost triple the installation of renewables by 2030
"We have all the conditions to achieve the goals, but we have a lot of work to do," says Pedro Amaral Jorge, president of APREN.
2023-12-13
Is it conceivable, someday, that we will live without fossil fuels?
Some of this week's questions on the Climate Scale.
2023-12-13
COP28 agreement: "It's the first step towards change"
Pedro Amaral Jorge explains that this is the missing text. The president of the Portuguese renewable energy association believes that "there is a commitment to abandon fossil fuels".
2023-12-16
APREN wants a regime pact for renewable energies and defends the end of the CESE applied to renewables
For APREN, "it makes no sense to be applied to renewable power plants, because we are making a tax penalty when we are making an indirect contribution so that the country does not buy emission allowances and that this is passed on to electricity...
2023-12-16
End of the extraordinary contribution for the energy sector
Statements by Pedro Amaral Jorge, president of the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association.
2023-12-16
"The negotiations at the COP are always incremental and the steps taken always small"
Interview with Pedro Amaral Jorge.