Volkswagen is preparing to manufacture a new generation of electric vehicles at its Autoeuropa plant in Palmela, south of Lisbon, as the German automaker accelerates its electrification strategy and positions Portugal as a key production hub within...
In today's briefing: • Portugal's Economy Expected to Shrink in Q1 as Forum for Competitiveness Warns of Mounting Headwinds • Canadian Firm HyOrc Secures Site for Green Methanol Plant in Portugal • Portugal Ends Postal Visa Applications for Brazilians — In-Person Filing From April 17 • Gas Bottle...
Portuguese authorities will implement a new visa processing system for Brazilian nationals from April 17, 2026, ending the postal application route that has been in place since the COVID-19 pandemic. Brazilians applying for Portuguese visas from...
HyOrc Inc., a Canadian clean-energy company listed on the OTCQB market, has secured an industrial site in Portugal and obtained an accelerated permitting pathway for what it describes as a first-of-its-kind green methanol production facility in the...
Portugal's economy is expected to have contracted on a quarter-on-quarter basis in the first three months of 2026, according to the latest assessment from the Forum for Competitiveness ( Fórum para a Competitividade ), one of Portugal's most...
The price of butane and propane gas bottles in Portugal surged by roughly 20% at the start of April , with the standard 13 kg butane cylinder now costing up to EUR 38 — an increase of around EUR 3.50 from March — according to ANAREC, the national...
Renewable energy sources supplied 80.4% of Portugal's electricity in the first quarter of 2026 — the highest share ever recorded for a January-to-March period — according to data published by grid operator REN (Redes Energéticas Nacionais). Total...
