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Electricity consumption between January and March reached the highest value ever recorded for a first quarter in Portugal, hitting a peak of 14.6 Terawatt-hours (TWh), according to a statement from REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais.
Between January and March, electricity consumption in Portugal reached its highest level ever for a first quarter, recording a peak of 14.6 Terawatt-hours (TWh), according to a statement from REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais. The figure was 3.8% higher (or 3.9% when adjusted for temperature effects and other factors).
Gas consumption in Portugal increased by 11.1% to 45.0 TWh (terawatt-hours) in 2025 compared to 2024, but remained 20% below the average of the previous five years, the Energy Services Regulatory Authority (ERSE) reported this Tuesday. According to ERSE's 'Gas Infrastructure Usage Bulletin', the year-on-year increase in overall consumption was...
The total gas consumption of 45.0 TWh was divided between 13.8 TWh in the electricity market and 31.2 TWh in the conventional market.
The International Energy Agency has presented a set of measures that governments, companies, and families can adopt to mitigate the economic impacts of the war on consumers.
January 2026 saw the highest electricity consumption ever recorded in the national system, REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais reported today.
January recorded a 5.9% increase year-on-year and records were repeatedly broken, with 23 January marking the day of highest daily consumption.
January 2026 saw the highest electricity consumption on record in the national system, REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais reported today. Consumption reached 5.4 TWh (terawatt-hours), an increase of 8.1% (5.9% after correction for temperature and working days) compared with the same month of the previous year, when ...
Throughout the month new daily consumption records were set, with the peak recorded on 23 January.
A succession of storms hitting Portugal pushed electricity consumption to successive daily records. Rain and wind have boosted renewable generation and driven prices down across the Iberian Peninsula.
Over the period 1–25 January, electricity consumption rose by 8.5% compared with the same period in the previous year.
The first record was set on 6 January at 186.2 GWh; the previous high dated from January 2021.
In this episode we discuss the second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. We cover the sale of nicotine pouches, because the Government is counting on the revenue from that tax in this year’s state budget. We report another record for daily electricity consumption in the country and end with the rise in Trump’s wealth and that of millionaires around the world.
Home News Portugal with high consumption of renewable energy Portugal with high consumption of renewable energy According to idealista, Portugal is the 7th-largest country in the European Union (EU) in terms of renewable energy consumption, with 36. 3% of its energy coming from these sources.
The growing use of AI models entails an increasing consumption of energy and resources, raising questions about the sector's sustainability.
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.
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 resulted in an additional one million tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2025.
The country exceeded 10 gigawatts on Tuesday, a day when it was under a yellow warning due to the cold. Twelve journalists from Visão have launched a crowdfunding campaign to save the magazine.
The national electricity system's consumption set records on Tuesday, surpassing 10 gigawatts (GW) for the first time, according to REN, at a time when much of the country was under a yellow warning due to the cold.
