Press

2024-03-04
2023 has closed with green key
Last year, the percentage of renewable incorporation in production reached an all-time high of 70.7%.
2024-03-03
Districts of Braga and Bragança produce half of all hydropower production in the country
Last year, the use of fossil fuels accounted for only 19.5% of electricity consumption, the lowest value in the last 14 years, according to data from APREN.
2024-02-28
Labor shortage halts solar expansion in the country
The president of APREN says that "what is most needed is technical personnel for the assembly of the plants".
2024-02-26
APREN distinguishes the best master's and doctoral theses in energy
Four Portuguese researchers were awarded last Friday, in a ceremony in which the challenges of the energy transition were discussed. Meet the winners of the APREN 2023 Award.
2024-02-20
Port of Aveiro opens public tender for industrial units in the floating offshore wind sector
The conclusions of the offshore wind energy value chain study, developed by INEGI, at the request of APREN, presented at the annual conference of the aforementioned association, on November 30, 2023, were considered.
2024-02-23
Deadline for the construction of solar plants in the 19/20 auctions is extended again
The Government has given six reasons for postponing the deadlines again.
2024-02-22
APREN event on ocean renewables returns in April
APREN will organize the second edition of its conference entirely dedicated to ocean renewable energies. The «Oceanic Renewables Summit 2024 (#ORS2024)» is scheduled for April 17 and will take place at the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon.
2024-02-20
Parties defend reinforcement of DGEG to accelerate permitting of renewables
PS, PSD (representing AD), Left Bloc and Liberal Initiative were debating the energy transition on Tuesday, less than a month before the early legislative elections, in a debate organized by APREN.
2024-02-20
Parties want less bureaucracy and "ensure that investments take place"
The Portuguese Renewable Energy Association brought together some political parties to discuss the issue.
2024-02-20
PSD says there is a "practice of filling the governing bodies" of the energy regulator with "people coming from the Government"
In the debate organized by APREN, with PS, BE and IL, the PSD defended the commitment to the energy transition, but with "economic rationality, with transparency, with technological neutrality".