Natural gas prices in the regulated market increased by an average of 6.4% starting today, according to the Energy Services Regulatory Authority (Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos or ERSE). The adjustment affects approximately 431,000 customers who remain on regulated tariffs. For a typical household, this change represents a monthly bill increase of between 0.91 and 1.62 euros depending on consumption levels.
Regulated natural gas tariffs rise 6.4% today
Thursday, 1 October 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
The Energy Services Regulatory Authority (Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos or ERSE) is Portugal’s regulator for electricity, gas and fuel markets, responsible for licensing, tariffs and consumer protection. ERSE handles consumer complaints (it received about 80 complaints in the recent Galp case), can investigate billing disputes and impose sanctions, so it’s the authority to contact for unresolved energy issues.
