The state rail and road company wants 50 MWp of solar capacity, enough to cover a quarter of its needs, Negócios reported. The first plant, at Entroncamento, has a 10 million euro tender open until 29 December.
Spain's Talgo will offer CP high-speed trains able to switch between Iberian and European gauge, its CEO says, though the 504 million euro tender for 12 Lisbon to Porto trains neither requires nor rewards it. Alstom is the only rival; the contract is due in early 2027.
Infraestruturas de Portugal can apply until 19 March 2027 for up to 65.98 million euros of Cohesion Fund money to fit European train control between Granja and Gaia, rail radio from Campanhã to Entroncamento, and prepare Entroncamento to Souselas.
The third section of the Lisbon to Porto high-speed line could go out as two contracts instead of one, Jornal de Negócios reports. IP's own timetable puts the tender in the second half of 2026 and completion in 2033.
The new head of Águas do Algarve told MPs the Albufeira desalination plant should be running in the first quarter of 2029. With the Guadiana intake at Pomarão, the two projects add up to about 305 million euros, now sought from EU cohesion funds.
The 1.8-kilometre road between the Caminho da Barreira and Curral Velho, in Santo António parish, comes with a 1,250 cubic metre reservoir and should benefit about a thousand families.
The council warns of five years of disruption and 200 lorries a day, and wants a site further south assessed. AVAN Norte launches the 71-kilometre Porto to Oiã section in Aveiro on Monday.
