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Storm Ingrid left about 3,800 E‑Redes customers without power across mainland Portugal at 18:30, with the Aveiro district the most affected. The earlier peak of disruption reached roughly 20,000 customers in the North and Centre during the early hours. E‑Redes teams, working with protection and security authorities, are on the ground managing network constraints and carrying out repairs to restore supply.
Seixal has moved to secure legal assistance for residents and businesses affected by recent power cuts that have damaged households, disrupted economic activity and impaired essential services. The municipality’s intervention aims to help affected parties understand consumer and utility law, gather evidence of losses and pursue claims or compensation, while scrutinising the responsibilities of suppliers and the adequacy of emergency responses.
A summary of the major electrical blackout that affected Portugal exactly one year ago.
A look back at the visual records from the day Portugal experienced a nationwide power outage.
One year later, the question consumers are asking is no longer just 'how much can I save on energy?'. It is another, more fundamental one: can I ensure my home keeps running when I need it most?
It has now been a year since we were left in the dark. At 11:33 am on April 28, 2025, the Iberian Peninsula suffered a widespread loss of electricity supply, with direct impacts on mobility, communications, and essential services. Later, it became clear that it was an unprecedented event: cascading failures, associated...
The president of Mibel has stated that there will be no rise in electricity prices at midnight.
The liberalised electricity market reached approximately 5.8 million customers in January with an annualised consumption of 46,073 gigawatt-hours, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.0% in customers and 10.3% in consumption. According to data released by the Energy Services Regulatory Authority (ERSE) this Tuesday, the 21st, the liberalised market gained 7,884 customers in January compared to December, reaching 5,801,696, while the regulated market lost 7,262 customers, totalling 799,513. In January, 110,959 customers switched suppliers in the liberalised market. By the end of January, consumption in the liberalised market accounted for 87.9% of the total number of customers and 95.1% of consumption in mainland Portugal, an increase of 0.2 percentage points in consumption compared to the same month last year.
In January, 110,959 customers changed suppliers in the liberalised market.
Gone are the days when stamps and envelopes dominated CTT counters. The company continues to diversify its business and has just signed a commercial partnership with EDP to start offering energy deals across its vast network of stores and post offices almost everywhere.
Home News Portugal to invest around €4 billion in electricity grid Portugal to invest around €4 billion in electricity grid The Minister of Environment and Energy said that about €4 billion is being considered for grid investment, covering distribution, transmission, and extraordinary reinforceme
EPAL's profit increased by 11.9% in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching a record €66.1 million, in a year in which it invested €28.4 million, primarily in the modernisation of critical infrastructure, renewable energy, and digitalisation.
EPAL's profit rose by 11.9% in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching a record 66.1 million euros, during a year in which it invested 28.4 million, primarily in the modernisation of critical infrastructure, renewable energy, and digitalisation. The company stated that the 2025 annual report and accounts were approved, noting historical results despite operational challenges such as the April power outage. Turnover increased by 5.4% to 196.6 million euros due to higher demand and a growing customer base. EBITDA rose by 9.8% to 117.6 million euros, and bank liabilities decreased by approximately 22%. Additionally, EPAL announced a water price increase of 20 cents per month starting this Wednesday.
Customers of the oil company are once again receiving messages reporting delays.
ERSE – The Energy Services Regulatory Authority released its proposal for natural gas tariffs and prices to take effect from October this Tuesday. The proposal anticipates a 6.3% increase in prices applied to customers in the regulated market. In the regulated market, sales prices for domestic consumers are expected to rise by 6.3% compared to...
About 300 people live in the area and have been without street lighting for almost two months. The lack of response is causing concern.
The free electricity market gained 7,953 customers in December compared to November, reaching a total of 5,793,812, while the regulated market lost 3,735 customers, for a total of 806,770.
Portugal’s gas transport and storage infrastructure is adequate for the size of the national market, although no European country has enough reserves to last several years without imports, according to The post Portugal gas reserves adequate for size of market, says REN appeared first on Portugal Resident.
A motion approved unanimously requests a scheduled network improvement plan from operators. Some parishes remain without fixed communications.
The Leiria City Council approved a motion today demanding the full restoration of power and communications in all parishes of the municipality, calling for structural improvements to these infrastructures.
News item at 16:00 about a village in the Batalha municipality that has been left without electricity.
The mayor of Oleiros said today that more than 70% of the territory is without mobile communications or experiencing instability, at a time when the number of people without electricity is “decreasing significantly”.
Communications were only restored in the city centre.
The first alert from Civil Protection reached Portuguese mobile phones on 27 January. A week later, some communities still have no power or water, and reconstruction work continues.
Firefighters have set up an improvised command post with a social support office. Only 30% of the municipality has electricity, but 100% has drinking water supplied by generators.
Most of the affected customers are in Leiria.
At 16:00, E-REDES reports that 147,000 customers are still without electricity.
E-Redes highlights that in Leiria 99,000 customers were still without power, in Santarém 23,000 and in Castelo Branco 9,000.
Rádio Observador accompanied an E-Redes operation in Alburitel, Ourém. The company's president, José Ferrari Careto, explains what is being done to repair faults on the network.
“E-Redes has done as much as it can in a very difficult situation,” said the Minister for the Environment and Energy, when confronted by journalists about the delay in restoring electricity to areas affected by Storm Kristin. This morning, 161,000 customers still had no access to electricity, 110,000 of these customers concentrated in Leiria. The minister ...
