Guides
Setting Up Natural Gas in Portugal
How to put piped natural gas in your name in Portugal: the CUI code, choosing a supplier or the regulated price, safety inspections, and bottled gas.
ERSE
News
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.
Guides
Charging an Electric Car in Portugal
How public charging works in Portugal: the MOBI.E network, how to pay, what a charge costs, and charging at home or in an apartment building.
News
Parliament's Blackout Inquiry Wants 72 Hours of Backup Power for Hospitals, Pharmacies and Food Retail — and Recommends Lifting the 500-Litre Fuel-Storage Cap to 3,000 Litres
PSD rapporteur Paulo Moniz's draft report on the April 2025 Iberian blackout proposes 72-hour backup-power autonomy at hospitals, 24 hours elsewhere, the reclassification of supermarkets and pharmacies as critical infrastructure, and a fuel-storage cap raised from 500 to 3,000 litres.
Energy
ERSE Upgrades Its Combustíveis e Gás Comparator to Real-Time Data — New Top-10 Cheapest Board Adds HVO Alongside Petrol, Diesel and Botijas as Middle-East Volatility Bites
Portugal's energy regulator ERSE on Thursday, 23 April 2026, pushed a substantial upgrade to its public price comparator for fuel and bottled gas. The tool now runs on real-time data rather than monthly averages, publishes a live top-10 of the...
Guides
Setting Up Utilities in Portugal
How to put electricity, gas, water, and internet in your name, what to bring, the regulated prices, the social tariff, and your rights on lock-ins.
Energy
Portugal's Gas Regulator Proposes 6.3% Tariff Hike Starting October 2026
Portugal's energy regulator ERSE has proposed a 6.3% increase in natural gas tariffs, set to take effect from October 2026 through September 2027, according to a draft decision published today. The proposal, which now moves to the Tariff Council for...