Press

2024-11-11
Electricity: what determines the price we pay?
In order to promote consumer energy literacy, we will try to clarify, in a concise way, the components listed and how they are calculated and how it impacts the amount that the consumer pays at the end of the month.
2024-11-07
What if consumption doesn't rise as expected?
Government wants 23.4 GW of solar and wind projects to be installed on land and at sea by 2030, to respond to an increase in electricity consumption to almost double.
2024-11-07
Trump's threat to renewables could be an opportunity for Europe
“It is possible that there will be a migration of companies that were thinking about investing in this sector from the United States to Europe and, naturally, to Portugal as well”, says Pedro Amaral Jorge, president of APREN, to DN.
2024-11-06
Floating solar plants failed
ICNF was not consulted about the areas that were put out to tender.
2024-11-06
"Investing in electricity grids per se does not guarantee an efficient market"
The intervention by Eduardo Teixeira, Director of Markets and Consumers at ERSE, at PRES 2024 focused on the European Union's Grid Action Plan.
2024-11-06
"The Government wants to make decarbonization an opportunity to give our country more competitiveness"
The Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, was present at the closing session of PRES 2024.
2024-11-05
Areas for offshore wind completed and about to "leave"
The areas with potential for the installation of offshore wind projects are identified, in order to feed the first phase of the auction. 
2024-11-05
Portugal is counting on Luxembourg (or another country) to finance part of the offshore wind farms and not burden tariffs
The government is negotiating funding from other EU countries to reduce the bill for the installation of offshore wind farms.
2024-11-05
Government is designing incentives for biomass plants that benefit the forest
The Minister of Energy indicates that her office is working on remuneration for biomass plants that bring benefits in terms of cleaning forests.
2024-11-05
"DGEG will not be an obstacle in the permitting of offshore wind"
Manuela Seixas Fonseca, from DGEG, said that it is up to the Government to decide the dates for the first auction, but "it will be soon, in the shortest possible time".