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ERSE Pencils a 6.4% Lift to the Regulated Natural-Gas Tariff From 1 October — Couple-Only Households Move to €17.38 a Month and Two-Child Families to €32.53 as the Mid-East Supply Disruption Threads Through the Take-or-Pay Galp-Nigeria Legacy

ERSE Pencils a 6.4% Lift to the Regulated Natural-Gas Tariff From 1 October — Couple-Only Households Move to €17.38 a Month and Two-Child Families to €32.53 as the Mid-East Supply Disruption Threads Through the Take-or-Pay Galp-Nigeria Legacy

ERSE proposes a 6.4% lift to the regulated TUR natural-gas tariff effective 1 October 2026. Couple-only bills move to €17.38/month and two-child families to €32.53. Middle East supply disruption drives the third above-6% revision in five years.
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Ambiente Folds a 'Superior Interesse Público' Mechanism Into the Pending Sistema Eléctrico Nacional Diploma — Renewables-Acceleration Tool Sits Against a 30 GVA Grid-Connection Backlog and a 22 July RED III Stand-Still Cutoff

Ambiente Folds a 'Superior Interesse Público' Mechanism Into the Pending Sistema Eléctrico Nacional Diploma — Renewables-Acceleration Tool Sits Against a 30 GVA Grid-Connection Backlog and a 22 July RED III Stand-Still Cutoff

Maria da Graça Carvalho told Friday's ECO conference the pending SEN diploma carries a 'superior interesse público' mechanism for renewables. The 750 MVA battery leilão lands 29 June; 30 GVA of grid-connection requests sit pending; RED III targets diploma stand-still ends 22 July.
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Government Shaves Almost Two Cents Off the ISP Fuel Discount From Monday 1 June — Diesel Support Falls to €43.80/1000L and Gasoline to €42.18 as Brent Slides Below $100 and the Sector Eyes a Net 10-Cent Net Pump Drop

Government Shaves Almost Two Cents Off the ISP Fuel Discount From Monday 1 June — Diesel Support Falls to €43.80/1000L and Gasoline to €42.18 as Brent Slides Below $100 and the Sector Eyes a Net 10-Cent Net Pump Drop

Lisbon trims the ISP discount on diesel by 1.9 cents and gasoline by 1.8 cents for the week starting Monday 1 June 2026 — fiscal support falls to €43.80 per 1,000 litres on diesel and €42.18 on gasoline as Brent slides below $100 and the sector reads a net 10-cent pump drop.
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Efacec Hauls In a Multi-Year Several-Hundred-Million-Euro French Network Framework on Thursday 28 May — Power Transformers and Fluorinated-Gas-Free Medium-Voltage Equipment Bound for Mainland France and the DOM-TOM Out of Leça do Balio

Efacec Hauls In a Multi-Year Several-Hundred-Million-Euro French Network Framework on Thursday 28 May — Power Transformers and Fluorinated-Gas-Free Medium-Voltage Equipment Bound for Mainland France and the DOM-TOM Out of Leça do Balio

Efacec announced on Thursday 28 May a multi-year framework with the French electricity network worth several hundred million euros — power transformers and fluorinated-gas-free medium-voltage switchgear shipped from Leça do Balio to mainland France and the DOM-TOM under Mutares ownership.
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