Latest news and stories about public utility in Portugal for expats and residents.
A look back at the major power outage that affected Portugal, Spain, and regions of France one year ago, summarizing the known facts surrounding the event.
The competition authority highlighted that the facts subject to these proceedings “do not, in themselves, imply the attribution of the origin or cause of the blackout to the affected companies.”
The public utility status granted to the Academic Federation of Porto by the Minister of Education “reinforces the credibility” of the institution within the city's community, says Francisco Porto Fernandes.
The outage is due to a scheduled cut for maintenance work on the fire-fighting water network.
Águas Públicas em Altitude has completed analyses of the reservoir, which had an abnormal odour detected during maintenance. The company said that consumption “is guaranteed with safety and rigour”.
The practice of 'flag football' in Portugal has experienced very rapid growth in teams and participants, boosted by its inclusion in the Olympic programme for Los Angeles 2028, with the federation awaiting recognition as a public utility.
