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2023-07-13
More than half of the electricity generated in mainland Portugal is from renewable sources
"In mainland Portugal, 3,216 GWh of electricity were generated in June 2023, of which 57.2% came from renewable sources," APREN said.
2023-07-13
Viana do Castelo, Leixões and Figueira da Foz with priority in offshore wind
Government intends to produce 10 GW of electricity in offshore wind by 2030.
2023-07-17
The advent of offshore wind in Portugal
The ambitious target of 10 GW allocated by 2030 will entail considerable national effort and alignment between three policy and societal areas: energy, environment, economy and sea, and infrastructure.
2023-07-14
APREN | Renewable Electricity Bulletin – June 2023
The APREN Renewable Electricity Bulletin for June 2023 is now available.
2023-07-14
Renewable electricity production falls in June for the first time since the start of the year
In June, 1,840 GWh of electricity were generated from renewable sources in Portugal, the lowest figure since the beginning of the year.
2023-07-12
Viana do Castelo, Leixões and Figueira da Foz with priority in offshore wind
In May, the working group composed of APP, APREN, ERSE, REN and LNEG delivered the report for the preparation of the launch of offshore wind energy auctions to the authorities.
2023-07-10
First offshore wind auctions in Portugal will provide capacity of 3.5 gigawatts
The Government will for three months collect expressions of interest in the first offshore wind auction in the country, in order to bid for up to 3.5 gigawatts of capacity in a first phase.
2023-07-11
Here comes the first offshore wind auction in Portugal
Close to two dozen companies are part of a working group created by APREN to monitor the dossier of offshore wind farms in Portugal.
2023-07-10
Polluting no longer pays: cost of offshore wind is at the level of coal
The cost of offshore wind has been dropping over the past few years significantly, and in the first half of 2023 it reached the price of coal: €67/MWh.
2023-07-07
The EC "aims to double installed capacity by 2025 and reach 750 GW by 2030
Despite this annual record, the pace needs to increase significantly to secure the 750 GW and 480 GW of solar PV and onshore and offshore wind capacity, respectively.