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Algarve Reservoirs at 95% Don't Cancel the Fire Risk — DECIR Charlie's 13,335 Operatives and 78 Aircraft Step Onto a 2,780-Fire Run That Already Doubles 2025 in the Same Five-Month Window

Algarve Reservoirs at 95% Don't Cancel the Fire Risk — DECIR Charlie's 13,335 Operatives and 78 Aircraft Step Onto a 2,780-Fire Run That Already Doubles 2025 in the Same Five-Month Window

Portugal entered the official fire season with the Algarve reservoir system at 95% of usable capacity — and Civil Protection deploying 13,335 operatives, 78 aircraft and two Black Hawks. The two readings are not contradictory: a wet winter is exactly what feeds a hot fire run.
The Portugal Brief
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.
The Portugal Brief