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The Portuguese branch of the Cycling Without Age initiative brought together over 45 volunteers for an event in the town of Castro Verde.
The 8th National Meeting of the Pedalar Sem Idade Portugal initiative brought together over 45 volunteers in the town of Castro Verde.
The legal action brought by the Public Prosecutor's Office against the construction of the solar plant at Europe's largest zinc mine, in Castro Verde, has been rejected. The project by Boliden Somincor, EDP, and Greenvolt will produce 100 GWh per year.
Farmers in Campo Branco, near Castro Verde, have found a niche market and are rewarded by Nestlé in the best years.
The Liberdade Festival 'aims to establish itself as a living celebration of the April ideals, blending culture, creativity, and civic participation in a convivial atmosphere'.
With the suspension of the largest solar self-consumption project in Portugal, the licensing of major energy projects is back in the spotlight. What explains this halt and what might change from here on? This analysis is by Bárbara Silva, a journalist from the Economy section of Expresso. Listen to the new episode of Economia dia a dia, Expresso's daily podcast, hosted by Juliana Simões.
The self-consumption power plant for the Neves-Corvo mines was not subject to an environmental impact assessment because it did not meet legal criteria. The lawsuit alleges violations of environmental and planning regulations.
Environmental association applauds the Public Prosecutor's action and criticises the authorisation granted by the Government to Somincor last year to fell nearly 290 holm oak trees.
EDP and Greenvolt are building a 49 MW solar project at the Neves-Corvo mine, owned by Somincor. By order of the Public Prosecutor's Office, construction has been suspended.
Construction work on the photovoltaic project that EDP and Greenvolt are building near the Neves-Corvo mine, owned by the Swedish company Boliden Somincor in Castro Verde, has been suspended since last Friday following a lawsuit filed on March 9 by the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Administrative and Fiscal Court.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has taken legal action against the Government and the Castro Verde municipality, halting the country's largest self-consumption photovoltaic project, which was already under construction. Luís Montenegro has requested an opinion from the State Legal Centre regarding the Transparency Entity's decision on the disclosure of the client list.
The Public Prosecution Service has taken legal action against the Government and the Castro Verde municipality, halting the country's largest self-consumption photovoltaic project, which was already under construction.
