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High-voltage electricity transmission pylons silhouetted at sunset — the REN-operated grid that feeds E-Redes distribution and the comercializador-billed household under MIBEL.

Setting Up Electricity (Contrato de Eletricidade) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the MIBEL Liberalised Market, the Comercializador Choice, the ERSE Tariff Framework, the Tarifa Social and the Switching Procedure

Electricity is Portugal's largest residential utility — €40–€120 a month — and the one where you pick from ~30 comercializadores under MIBEL. A 2026 guide to the potência contratada, the ERSE tariff frame, the Tarifa Social and the switching procedure.
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Setting Up Electricity (Contrato de Eletricidade) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Mibel Liberalised Market, the Comercializadores Shortlist, the CPE Identifier, the Potência Contratada Ladder, the Tarifa Social and the ERSE Switching Window

Setting Up Electricity (Contrato de Eletricidade) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Mibel Liberalised Market, the Comercializadores Shortlist, the CPE Identifier, the Potência Contratada Ladder, the Tarifa Social and the ERSE Switching Window

Setting up domestic electricity in Portugal in 2026 runs through the liberalised Mibel market, a comercializador shortlist (EDP Comercial, Endesa, Iberdrola, Galp Power, Goldenergy, Plenitude, Repsol, SU Eletricidade), your 20-digit CPE, the potência contratada ladder and the ERSE switching window.
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EDP Refuses to Pay €335 Million in IRC and Imposto do Selo on the 2020 Douro Dam Sale to Engie — AT Closes Its Inspection Report 30 April, Helena Borges Holds a June Liquidation Target, Public Prosecutor Already Archived the Criminal File

EDP Refuses to Pay €335 Million in IRC and Imposto do Selo on the 2020 Douro Dam Sale to Engie — AT Closes Its Inspection Report 30 April, Helena Borges Holds a June Liquidation Target, Public Prosecutor Already Archived the Criminal File

EDP will not pay the €335 million the Autoridade Tributária has lined up over the 2020 sale of six Douro-basin dams to Engie. The IRC and Imposto do Selo bill follows a tax-inspection report closed on 30 April; EDP says it will fight the assessment in court.
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EDP Renews Its São Paulo Distribution Concession for 30 Years and Books a 5-Billion-Real Investment Plan Through 2030 — Brasília Signing With Lula and Alexandre Silveira Locks Guarulhos, Alto Tietê, Vale do Paraíba and Litoral Norte Through 2058

EDP Renews Its São Paulo Distribution Concession for 30 Years and Books a 5-Billion-Real Investment Plan Through 2030 — Brasília Signing With Lula and Alexandre Silveira Locks Guarulhos, Alto Tietê, Vale do Paraíba and Litoral Norte Through 2058

EDP signed a 30-year renewal of its EDP São Paulo distribution concession on 8 May 2026 with a 5-billion-real (€866M) plan through 2030. Contract covers 28 municipalities and 2.2M clients across Guarulhos, Alto Tietê, Vale do Paraíba and Litoral Norte through 2058 — 30% more than 2019-2024.
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EDP's Q1 2026 Net Profit Falls 12% to €378 Million on a Lower Iberian Wholesale Tape — But Stilwell Lifts Full-Year Guidance 5% to €5.2 Billion EBITDA and €1.3 Billion Profit, and Closes the Door on Miranda Sarmento's Windfall Tax

EDP's Q1 2026 Net Profit Falls 12% to €378 Million on a Lower Iberian Wholesale Tape — But Stilwell Lifts Full-Year Guidance 5% to €5.2 Billion EBITDA and €1.3 Billion Profit, and Closes the Door on Miranda Sarmento's Windfall Tax

EDP Q1 2026 net profit fell 12% to €378M on lower Iberian wholesale prices; recurring profit rose 9% to €399M. Stilwell raised 2026 EBITDA guidance 5% to €5.2 billion and net-profit guidance to €1.3 billion. Management closed the door on Miranda Sarmento's windfall tax.
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