Power cuts leave dozens of residents in the dark in two blocks of flats in Porto
One of the buildings was without power for more than 24 hours.
Portugal breaks daily electricity consumption record
Home News Portugal breaks daily electricity consumption record Portugal breaks daily electricity consumption record Daily electricity consumption in Portugal set a new record this week, reaching 192. 3 Gigawatt-hours (GWh) on Thursday, according to data released by REN.
Part of residential neighbourhood next to Linhó prison is without electricity
A trade union complaint reveals that part of the neighbourhood near the prison in the municipality of Cascais is in the dark.
REN: Daily electricity consumption hits historic record
The new peak is part of an unprecedented run of consecutive daily electricity consumption records in Portugal, at a time when the country has been experiencing very low temperatures.
Power cuts this weekend to affect Algarve and Greater Lisbon
Parts of the Algarve and Greater Lisbon will face temporary power cuts this Sunday, January 11, due to scheduled maintenance work on the electricity grid, E-REDES has confirmed. The electricity The post Power cuts this weekend to affect Algarve and Greater Lisbon appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Electricity consumption produced an additional one million tonnes of CO2 in 2025
Electricity consumption reached a new record high in 2025, resulting in greater reliance on natural gas power plants and an increase of one million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the Zero association. Electricity consumption in Portugal reached 53.1 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025, up 3.2% or 1.7 TWh ...
Electricity consumption generated an extra one million tonnes of CO2 in 2025
Electricity consumption resulted in an additional one million tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2025.
Seixal: Fernão Ferro grew faster than planned and now residents are left without electricity
Residents are calling for solutions to successive power cuts. “It's desperate,” they say. The municipal council and parish council will meet this Wednesday with E-Redes, which says the faults are due to a lack of infrastructure.
"It's a series of mounting losses:" restaurant owner outraged by power outage in Charneca da Caparica
Since 10:00 this Thursday, Charneca da Caparica, in Almada, has been without power. E-Redes has still not been able to resolve the situation.
Save €240 a year on electricity? Yes — it’s possible. André Pedro of Manie explains everything
This week I interview André Pedro again, co-founder and CEO of the Manie platform. On average, everyone who switched saved €240 a year with no work required.
E-Redes has requested price increases of up to 40% again... and the energy regulator has once again said 'no'
The electricity distribution company proposed to ERSE an update of prices for various services in 2026, some with increases of 40%, but the regulatory body set a limit of 10%. ERSE's tariff council warns that this limit 'perpetuates and worsens distortions'.
There will be power cuts in the streets of Lisbon, Sintra, Faro, and Albufeira this Sunday
E-redes announced scheduled electricity cuts for maintenance work on the electrical network.
