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2025-11-05
Controversial sale of dams: Public Prosecutor rules out tax crime but demands €335 million in taxes from EDP
Prosecutors close a criminal investigation and give instructions to the Tax Authority to use the general anti-abuse clause and proceed with tax collection.
2025-11-05
Public Consultation No. 136 - ERSE
Proposal for the allocation of funding for social tariff costs for 2026 and adjustments for previous years.
2025-11-05
€150 million program will support cross-border renewable energy projects
The new CINEA call supports projects and studies that enhance the integration of renewable energies into the European Union's energy system.
2025-11-04
Public Consultation - Decree-law transposing Directive 2024/1711 (EMD), amending Decree-Law No. 15/2022, of January 14
This Decree-Law aims to strengthen the legal framework applicable to electricity production and consumption, self-consumption, energy sharing, and consumer protection, especially for the economically vulnerable. It ends on November 12.
2025-11-04
Government leaves thousands of vulnerable families without promised works to improve the energy efficiency of homes
The latest rescheduling of the PRR cuts the Vale Eficiência program's target by more than half and channels more funds to E-Lar, which only finances the replacement of gas equipment with electric versions.
2025-11-04
New solar technology promises to double the energy of conventional panels
Researchers at UNSW Sydney are working on a new generation of solar technology that promises to make sunlight more efficient — turning a single particle of light into two energy packets.
2025-11-04
OE2026: 'Offshore wind will only exist when it is economically viable,' says minister
Maria da Graça Carvalho emphasised that no decisions have been made regarding this type of energy production, and there is only a plan of potential areas for its implementation.
2025-11-04
Government invests 40 million in batteries and 20 in biomethane to strengthen the energy transition
For the Minister of Environment and Energy, this measure "will contribute to the resilience of the national electrical system and to supply security, ensuring better utilization of renewable production".
2025-11-04
PRR: What goes in and what comes out in the third reprogramming to save the execution of the 'bazooka'
A new rescheduling delivered in Brussels foresees a cut in investments in the National Health Service, social equipment, and school digitalization. On the other hand, the ambition in housing is increased, and the instrument supporting innovation and...
2025-11-04
Government bets on producing hydrogen near industry to cut costs
The Minister of Environment and Energy confirms the abandonment of dedicated networks and advocates attracting consumer companies to production areas, such as Sines, to avoid transportation costs.