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Portugal becomes fourth EU country to stop using coal plants
Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal, though they said Monday the possible conversion of the country's last coal-fired power plant into one that burns wood pellets would be a step in the wrong direction.
read more... 23/11/2021
Portugal's EDP to invest $17.69 billion in UK wind and solar by 2030
Power company Energias de Portugal (EDP) plans to invest 12.86 billion pounds ($17.69 billion) in wind and solar projects in Britain by 2030 as the country strives to lower its emissions to net zero by mid-century.
read more... 20/10/2021
Portugal sees green hydrogen output by end-2022, $12 billion in investment lined up
Portugal will start producing green hydrogen by the end of 2022 and already has private investment worth around 10 billion euros ($12 billion) lined up for eight projects that are expected to move forward, Environment Minister Joao Matos Fernandes said.
read more... 26/02/2021
Portugal on track to become coal-free by year end
The Sines coal plant in Portugal went offline at midnight yesterday evening (14 January), leaving Portugal with just one remaining coal power station in operation, which is scheduled for closure in November.
read more... 15/01/2021
Iberia ‘out of time’ to change power price limits
Spain and Portugal are "out of time" to change the current cap and floor in Iberian day-ahead and intra-day wholesale power prices,following changes to European regulation at the start of this year, the European Federation of Energy Traders (Efet) said.
read more... 18/11/2020