75% of electricity in Portugal from renewables in 1H
Renewable energy sources accounted for 75.6% of the electricity produced in mainland Portugal in the first six months of the year. This is according to the June 2026 Renewable Electricity [...]
Hyperion sells 76% of production from renewables projects to Repsol
Portuguese company Hyperion Renewables has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Repsol, securing approximately 140,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable electricity annually for [...]
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Posted Challenges and prospects for Portugal’s real estate sector – is the sector witnessing a new cycle?
Text: Chris Graeme; Photos: Joaquim Morgado (Colorshop) Movers and shakers in Lisbon’s real estate sector debated the current state of Portugal’s commercial and residential property market in [...]
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Posted The Bank of Portugal -Looking beyond the short term in a world of energy shocks, wars, and climate change.
Text: Chris Graeme; Photos: Joaquim Morgado Soaring energy costs, climate change and tensions in the Middle East topped the agenda at a corporate lunch organised by the British-Portuguese Chamber [...]
77% of Portugal’s electrical energy from renewables in April
Seventy-seven percent of Portugal’s electricity needs were met by renewable sources in April according to the Renewable Electricity Bulletin from the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association [...]
Windfall on energy companies – a prudential move, a U-turn, or a simple tax grab?
Several Portuguese economists have criticised several arguments that Portugal’s government has been using to justify an extraordinary windfall tax on energy companies. The reactions come after [...]
Renewables generate €5.3Bn towards GDP and save Portuguese families €636 per year
A new study in Portugal on the impact of renewable energy on household bills has clearly demonstrated significant savings of over €600 per year for families. The Portuguese Renewable Energy [...]
Government to apply windfall tax on energy companies
Portugal’s minister of Finances said in Brussels today that Portugal would apply windfall taxes on energy companies in the same way it had done during the previous fuels crisis in 2022 when [...]
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Renewables race hots up in bid to keep energy bills down
Portugal is joining France and Spain to fast-track its energy transformation away from oil and gas dependence. Portugal already generally has 50% of its energy needs met by renewables, (eolic, [...]
Portugal and Spain show resilience to Middle East energy shocks thanks to renewables says EDP CEO
A reduced dependency on gas and a growing reliance on renewable sources of energy means that both Portugal and Spain are in a better position to withstand the fluctuating energy prices resulting [...]
