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2024-02-27
The proposals of the parties
Find out here the main priorities of the parties with parliamentary seats in the different areas.
2024-02-27
Energy transition: an opportunity for businesses
Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 will imply, according to McKinsey, an investment of 500 billion euros in Portugal by 2045.
2024-02-23
Photovoltaic Solar Panel - Balance January 2024 (Month #86)
January was an abnormally low month. As far as electricity production is concerned, the first months of the year are already one of recovery and progressive increase until it reaches its peak again in the summer.
2024-02-23
Environmental Fund approves new budget and leaves 64 million in the hands of the future Government
Of the €1.8 billion approved for the next budget, €64 million will be made available to the next government for the launch of notices and other projects.
2024-02-22
A conflict that has turned the energy market upside down
The price of natural gas was already rising before the war, but it peaked in 2022, infecting the electricity bill. Two years after it began, the war in Ukraine has left deep scars on European energy policy.
2024-02-22
How to sell energy – is it possible?
When most Portuguese invest in a UPAC, they only intend to produce energy for their own consumption. However, on average, only 30% to 37% of the energy produced is used for this self-consumption, with the rest being delivered to the grid free of charge.
2024-02-22
Government extends exceptional measures to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy in Portugal
The Government approved the Decree-Law that extends the period of validity of the exceptional measures aimed at ensuring the simplification of the procedures for the production of energy from renewable sources.
2024-02-22
Government once again extends deadline for construction of solar plants from the 2019 and 2020 auctions
Several photovoltaic project developers have asked the government for more time to build the solar plants from the 2019 and 2020 auctions, citing difficulties in accessing labor and obstacles in permitting. 
2024-02-22
Just energy transition requires more women in the energy sector
Women accounted for about 32% of the global workforce in the renewable energy sector, which is well above the average for the entire economy.
2024-02-22
EU has a €406 billion-a-year "hole" in climate investment by 2030
Investment in key sectors for the energy transition has been increasing, reaching €407 billion in 2022. The problem: this figure is only half of what is needed for the EU's 2030 target.