Portugal's €66 Million E-Lar Scheme Swaps Gas Hobs for Induction — but Two-Thirds of the Cash Went to the Middle Class
The E-Lar programme has handed out €66 million and 52,940 vouchers worth up to €738 each to move Portuguese kitchens off gas. But €42.2 million went to middle-class households against €23.7 million for vulnerable families — exposing the tension between fighting energy poverty and decarbonising the w
