Press

2025-05-28
Electric market: These are the priorities of the sector
"We have challenges that we have been discussing for years related to permitting," reminded the president of APREN, Pedro Amaral Jorge, referring to the slowness and bureaucracy of administrative processes.
2025-05-28
Does Portugal depend on Spain for electricity?
According to the Government, REN, APREN, EDP, and other experts consulted by Negócios, the answer is no.
2025-05-24
Solar panels are greener
Solar panels are a new element in the landscape that, however, has started to try to integrate itself, surrounded by species ranging from bees to sheep and horses, including viticulture.
2025-05-23
The coal would not have prevented the blackout.
The solution to avoid situations similar to the blackout is not to go back to the past, disregarding the warnings from scientists about climate change and completely ignoring the need and criticality of moving towards European, Iberian, and national...
2025-05-20
Experts reject the notion that excessive renewables are a "disease"
The vast majority of the participants in the conference 'Strategy and Electric Security for Portugal', promoted by the OE, reject that renewable energies are a problem for the electric system.
2025-05-14
Energy: Which parties are the most supportive of the green transition?
Among the parties with parliamentary seats, the AD (PSD+CDS) achieved the best score in the APREN analysis of electoral programs, closely followed by the PS.
2025-05-14
More than 83% of the electricity produced in April came from renewable sources.
"The sector is ready to do more, but it needs a market model that recognizes and values this strategic contribution," says the president of Apren, Pedro Amaral Jorge.
2025-05-13
Engineering for the energy transition: challenges and opportunities
Engineers working in the field of renewable energies play a crucial role in the planning, design, implementation, maintenance, and end-of-life of systems that harness renewable energy sources.
2025-05-12
APREN rejects the increase of the IMI
A working group created by the Government proposes the creation of a new concept of building – "electro-producing centers for the conversion of renewable energies" – and the reclassification of these assets as buildings.
2025-05-08
Experts want renewable companies to pay more property tax (IMI)
What the document proposes, says Pedro Amaral Jorge, "is punitive for the holders of electricity generation centers," because "by decree we will start to consider as buildings what is currently considered equipment."