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The Hormuz Factor: How Portugal's Renewable Energy Shield Faces Its Biggest Test

A Global Oil Shock Meets Europe's Renewables Leader The International Energy Agency has called the Strait of Hormuz closure the worst energy shock the world has ever seen — more severe than the 1970s oil crises and the fallout from Russia's invasion...

The Portugal Brief 13 Apr 2026

Portugal Co-Signs EU Call for Windfall Tax on Energy Companies as Iran War Drives Prices Higher

Five Finance Ministers Demand Brussels Revive the 2022 Emergency Levy — Portugal's Fernando Medina Among the Signatories Portugal has joined Germany, Italy, Spain, and Austria in calling on the European Commission to impose a bloc-wide windfall...

The Portugal Brief 12 Apr 2026

Airlines Brace for Summer Disruption as Argus Data Shows Portugal Among Europe's Most Exposed to Jet Kerosene Shortfall

Argus Media Estimates Portugal Has Just Four Months of Commercial Jet Fuel Stocks — the Lowest in Western Europe After the UK Portugal has approximately four months of commercial jet fuel reserves remaining, according to an estimate by energy...

The Portugal Brief 12 Apr 2026

Fuel Prices to Drop From Monday as DGEG Forecasts Six-Cent Decline in Diesel Despite Ongoing Energy Crisis

DGEG Forecasts Diesel to Fall Six Cents and Petrol 3.5 Cents From 13 April — a Rare Reprieve as Global Energy Markets Remain in Turmoil Portuguese drivers will see fuel prices fall from Monday, 13 April, according to forecasts published by the...

The Portugal Brief 12 Apr 2026

Portugal Wastes 96 Percent of Domestic Cooking Oil That Could Replace Fossil Fuels — Zero Calls for Urgent Action

Portugal is collecting less than four per cent of the used cooking oil generated by households — squandering a resource that could produce 25 to 30 million litres of biofuel per year and help cut the country's dependence on imported fossil fuels....

The Portugal Brief 11 Apr 2026

Government Launches EUR 600 Million Credit Line to Shield Businesses From Soaring Energy Costs

Government Launches EUR 600 Million Credit Line to Shield Businesses From Soaring Energy Costs

The Portuguese government has unveiled a EUR 600 million credit line to support businesses struggling with elevated energy costs, as the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict continues to weigh on the country's productive sector. Prime...

The Portugal Brief 09 Apr 2026

Canadian Firm HyOrc Secures Site for Green Methanol Plant in Portugal — Forms Joint Venture With Portuguese Partner

HyOrc Inc., a Canadian clean-energy company listed on the OTCQB market, has secured an industrial site in Portugal and obtained an accelerated permitting pathway for what it describes as a first-of-its-kind green methanol production facility in the...

The Portugal Brief 09 Apr 2026

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