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Sacyr-DST-ACA Become the First Public Bidder for the €5.4 Billion Oiã-Soure High-Speed-Rail Concession — IP's Relaunched Tender Sets a 25 May Deadline After 2024's First Procurement Drew No Valid Offer

Sacyr-DST-ACA Become the First Public Bidder for the €5.4 Billion Oiã-Soure High-Speed-Rail Concession — IP's Relaunched Tender Sets a 25 May Deadline After 2024's First Procurement Drew No Valid Offer

The first publicly named bidder has stepped forward for the second-section concession of the Lisbon-Porto high-speed rail line. The DST president, José Teixeira, told Jornal de Negócios on Sunday night that the consortium of Spain's Sacyr with...

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

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.

Fishermen and Albufeira's Mayor Form a Human Chain at Praia da Rocha Baixinha — €108M PRR Desalination Plant Faces Off Against the Algarve Coast as Construction Set to Start Next Week

Fishermen and Albufeira's Mayor Form a Human Chain at Praia da Rocha Baixinha — €108M PRR Desalination Plant Faces Off Against the Algarve Coast as Construction Set to Start Next Week

Around 100 fishermen and Albufeira mayor Rui Cristina formed a human chain Saturday against the €108M PRR desalination plant. Construction starts next week; intake and brine outfall in consultation until 11 May.

ECO's Special Report Pegs the Linha Circular at €380 Million for 2 km of Tunnel — Inside the 80% Cost Blowout, the Four Revisions Since 2018, and the 30-Month Delay Pinning Lisbon's Metro to Q2 2026

ECO's Special Report Pegs the Linha Circular at €380 Million for 2 km of Tunnel — Inside the 80% Cost Blowout, the Four Revisions Since 2018, and the 30-Month Delay Pinning Lisbon's Metro to Q2 2026

Two kilometres of underground track between Rato and Cais do Sodré, two new stations at Estrela and Santos, and a project that left the drawing board in 2018 priced at €210 million. The bill that landed on Conselho de Ministros desks on 16 April...

Paulo Carmona Takes the Presidency of Infraestruturas de Portugal as IP's 2025 Net Result Hits €135M — Cresap Clears DGEG Chief to Replace Miguel Cruz

Paulo Carmona Takes the Presidency of Infraestruturas de Portugal as IP's 2025 Net Result Hits €135M — Cresap Clears DGEG Chief to Replace Miguel Cruz

Cresap has cleared former DGEG chief Paulo Carmona as next president of Infraestruturas de Portugal, starting May. IP posts €135M 2025 net profit (+8.8%) — a record since 2015. Carmona inherits the TGV Porto–Lisboa line, Porto–Vigo, and the Lisboa–Madrid link with the Third Tagus Crossing.