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Pump Prices Reverse Higher From Monday 18 May — Gasolina 95 Lands at €2.016 per Litre (+4 Cêntimos) and Gasóleo at €1.970 per Litre (+1 Cêntimo) on ANAREC's DGEG-Anchored Friday Forecast as Brent Punches Past $107

Pump Prices Reverse Higher From Monday 18 May — Gasolina 95 Lands at €2.016 per Litre (+4 Cêntimos) and Gasóleo at €1.970 per Litre (+1 Cêntimo) on ANAREC's DGEG-Anchored Friday Forecast as Brent Punches Past $107

ANAREC tells Lusa on Friday 15 May that gasolina simples 95 will average €2.016/L from Monday 18 May (+4 cêntimos) and gasóleo simples €1.970/L (+1 cêntimo). The reversal lands as Brent closes Thursday at $105.72 and pushes past $107 Friday on Hormuz pressure, two weeks after the $99.55 low.
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Galp's 2025-2026 Billing System Migration Leaves 2% of the Customer Book Unbilled Eight Months In — Households Receive €400-€800 Accumulated Bundles in May, DECO Reminds Clients of the Six-Month Prescription Rule and the Optional-Payment-Plan Right

Galp's 2025-2026 Billing System Migration Leaves 2% of the Customer Book Unbilled Eight Months In — Households Receive €400-€800 Accumulated Bundles in May, DECO Reminds Clients of the Six-Month Prescription Rule and the Optional-Payment-Plan Right

Galp customers are receiving accumulated electricity-and-gas invoices of €400-€800 in May 2026 after the late-2025 billing-platform migration left roughly 2% of the customer book unbilled. DECO reminds clients the six-month prescription rule and the optional-payment-plan right both apply.
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REN's April 2026 Balance Shows 60% Renewables Inside a 30.9% Hydro Collapse — Wind Carries 19% and Solar 14% as Natural Gas Output Jumps 66.6% to Cover the Hydric Gap, Net Imports Print at 26% of Consumption

REN's April 2026 Balance Shows 60% Renewables Inside a 30.9% Hydro Collapse — Wind Carries 19% and Solar 14% as Natural Gas Output Jumps 66.6% to Cover the Hydric Gap, Net Imports Print at 26% of Consumption

REN's April 2026 balance reads 60% renewables inside a 30.9% YoY collapse in renewable output. Hydro fell 49.3%, gas jumped 66.6% to cover the gap, solar climbed 37.4%, net imports held at 26% of consumption. YTD renewable share 76% but inside -4.7% renewable output.
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Electric Vehicle Charging in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Mobi.E Network, the CEME/OPC Split, the EGME Tariff That Dropped 30.8% on 1 January, the Via Verde Eletric Super-Chargers and How EDP, Galp, Endesa and Iberdrola Price the Same kWh

Electric Vehicle Charging in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Mobi.E Network, the CEME/OPC Split, the EGME Tariff That Dropped 30.8% on 1 January, the Via Verde Eletric Super-Chargers and How EDP, Galp, Endesa and Iberdrola Price the Same kWh

Charging an electric vehicle in Portugal runs through the Mobi.E national network. This 2026 guide walks through the CEME/OPC split, the three-component bill, the EGME tariff drop, power classes from standard to ultra-fast, the Via Verde Eletric super-charger map, and how to switch suppliers.
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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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