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Gas Distributor Floene Warns That Capping Its €394 Million Investment Plan Would Push Up Energy Bills

Floene, Portugal's largest gas distributor, told the regulator that an 'excessive limitation' of its 2027–2031 network plan — €394 million in all — would raise costs for gas and electricity users alike. The energy minister will decide after an ERSE opinion.

The Portugal Brief 05 Aug 2026

A Think Tank Urges the Government to Shield the Sines Refinery, Portugal's Only One, in the Galp–Moeve Downstream Deal

A Think Tank Urges the Government to Shield the Sines Refinery, Portugal's Only One, in the Galp–Moeve Downstream Deal

SEDES has written to the prime minister, president and every party, warning that the Galp–Moeve tie-up could hand control of Portugal's only refinery abroad and urging the state to use its sovereign powers to protect it.

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

For the First Time, Solar Was Portugal's Largest Source of Electricity in July

For the First Time, Solar Was Portugal's Largest Source of Electricity in July

Solar covered 19% of national output last month, edging past hydro and wind to top the mix for the first time, according to grid operator REN.

The Portugal Brief 03 Aug 2026

The Sines oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Portugal, with gas flare stacks and a tall industrial chimney seen across pine forest by the coast

A New 33% Windfall Tax Will Hit Oil Companies' Excess Profits for 2026

The Council of Ministers has approved a one-off Temporary Solidarity Contribution on the Oil Sector, taxing at 33% the part of 2026 profits that runs more than 20% above the 2024–2025 average. The revenue is earmarked for shielding vulnerable households from fuel-price rises and cutting fossil-fuel

The Portugal Brief 03 Aug 2026

Rows of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels in a green field under a clear blue sky at a solar plant in Portugal

The Port of Aveiro Breaks Ground on a Solar Array to Power Four-Fifths of Its Own Electricity

The Port of Aveiro Authority has signed a €972,748 contract to build photovoltaic panels for self-consumption, expected to generate about 656,553 kWh a year and cover more than 80% of the port's own electricity, part of its Energy Transition Strategy.

The Portugal Brief 02 Aug 2026

The Energy Regulator Pushes Portugal's Cheap Overnight Electricity Window Back Half an Hour for 2027

The Energy Regulator Pushes Portugal's Cheap Overnight Electricity Window Back Half an Hour for 2027

Households that have rearranged their laundry, dishwashing and electric-car charging around Portugal's cheaper overnight electricity are about to lose thirty minutes of it. ERSE (Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos —...

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

The Sines refinery and industrial-port complex in Portugal, with flare stacks, chimneys and gantry cranes against the sky

Portugal Opens Just EUR30 Million of a Promised EUR100 Million for Its Energy-Hungry Factories

Portugal has opened only EUR30 million - down from EUR50 million last year - of the EUR100 million promised to help energy-intensive factories with EU carbon costs passed through in their electricity bills, leaving Portuguese industry near the bottom of Europe's support league.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

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