Power outage forced increased gas-fired generation and puts Portugal off track on climate targets
According to APREN, 2025 saw a retreat in the production and uptake of electricity from renewable sources and a slowdown in the installation of new capacity.
Trafaria school has suffered power outages for two months
Almada City Council says it has carried out the procedure to increase the electrical supply capacity and is now only waiting for E-Redes to implement it.
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.
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.
Colares: Bad weather hampers resolution of power cuts
Power was out “for several hours and into the night.” E-Redes acknowledges difficulties in repairing faults and, in the case of Colares, cites rain and fog as causes for the delay in resolving the problem.
Civil Protection recorded 91 incidents due to bad weather in Madeira in recent days
The incidents included fallen trees, landslides (mass movements), downed power lines and collapses.
Civil Protection recorded 52 incidents in the Madeira archipelago due to bad weather
There are reports of fallen trees, downed power lines and flooding.
Blackout — the day Portugal went dark
This episode of P24 is part of a special year-end review series. We revisit the topics that defined 2025, and we’ll also look ahead to what awaits us in 2026.
Charneca de Caparica has been without power since the morning of Christmas Day
On Thursday morning an electricity pole caught fire. Hundreds of residents and services were affected.
"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.
Seixal Municipal Council requests meeting with E-Redes
Interruptions to normal operations have been occurring almost daily, prompting the municipality to request clarification from E-Redes. Seixal Municipal Council described the situation as “unacceptable”.
