Cold weather and low storage push Dutch natural gas price up 8%
Prices of Dutch natural gas contracts, which serve as the European benchmark, rose by around 8% on Friday, reaching their highest levels since June. Reuters reports the rise is driven by forecasts of colder weather for the remainder of the month, which have heightened concerns about storage levels...
Inflation down to 2.3% in 2025 as fall in energy offsets rise in food prices
According to INE, the stability of inflation in 2025 was mainly due to lower energy prices and a slowdown in core inflation.
More electricity had never been consumed. Electricity consumption reached a record on Tuesday
The Portuguese electricity system exceeded 10 gigawatts (GW) for the first time.
Electricity, water and transport will be more expensive in 2026
The new year will bring new prices, many of which will be price rises.
Petrol and diesel to rise in price
Home News Petrol and diesel to rise in price Petrol and diesel to rise in price Next week, fuel prices will rise, ending the price drops that occurred in recent weeks and helped mitigate the impact of the change in fuel taxation.
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'.