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2023-10-30
How to accelerate investment in electricity grids without weighing on the bill at the end of the month?
Portugal will need massive investment in electricity grids for new renewable energy.
2023-10-25
Figures of the month
Pedro Amaral Jorge: We have an ambitious undertaking ahead of us and a desire to expand the municipal and offshore licensing component".
2023-10-25
After all, what is sustainable energy? And how can it benefit businesses?
APREN data for the year 2022 show that renewable incorporation last year was 78%, out of a total of 4,074 GWh produced. This represents an increase of 37.7% compared to 2021, and is mainly due to the increase in hydro and wind production.
2023-10-25
APREN Award | Academic Award in the Area of Renewables returns with news
MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho is the new President of the Jury of the APREN Award, which has been expanded and now includes seven professors from various universities in the country. The award will also have its own ceremony in February 2024.
2023-10-24
Could H2 put Portugal at the centre of Europe?
In our country, the green hydrogen produced comes essentially from the 50 MW project in Seixal, which injects hydrogen produced with electricity from solar photovoltaics into the gas grid.
2023-10-20
The challenges of the new National Energy and Climate Plan
Only an integrated perspective of the energy system, in terms of the need for flexibility, security of supply and consumption forecasting, can ensure network planning that optimises its use in parallel with the need for network expansion.
2023-10-06
Government prepares IUC increase to compensate for reduction in tolls
If the Government moves forward with the aggravation of the old IUC, of the cars that are more polluting, it is also responding positively to a claim from APREN.
2023-10-13
September 2023 - Energy indicators in Portugal
Check out the amount of fossil and renewable energy produced in Portugal in September 2023.
2023-10-11
Iberian mechanism generated savings of 21.3 euros per megawatt-hour until September
From 15 June 2022, when it came into operation, until 30 September 2023, the Iberian mechanism was equivalent to a 13.1% reduction in the average hourly price on the Iberian wholesale market MIBEL.
2023-10-11
Mainland Portugal generated 3,017 gigawatts of electricity in September
APREN's Renewable Electricity Bulletin revealed that 3,017 GWh (gigawatts) of electricity were generated in mainland Portugal in September 2023, of which 56% came from renewable sources.