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An analytical overview of upcoming scheduled power maintenance across various Portuguese regions, detailing the expected impact on utility services and affected areas.
The Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority has urged SMAS Almada to proactively compensate residents impacted by recent water supply disruptions.
The consumer protection association DECO criticizes the water tariff in Almada, citing a double penalty for residents amidst a crisis that ERSAR identifies as a significant management failure.
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.
The infrastructure strengthens the regional power grid, improves service quality, and creates response capacity for neighbouring municipalities, while also keeping pace with expected consumption growth.
The SMAS state that supply cuts are no longer taking place, with regular supply to the population being maintained. Reserves remain between 75 and 76%, barring minor fluctuations.
In a statement, the Municipalized Water and Sanitation Services of Almada guarantee that the water distributed through the public network maintains “compliance with legal quality parameters for consumption”.
Average water reserves in Almada are currently at 78%, allowing authorities to begin a testing phase and gradually ease some of the extraordinary measures, as announced this Monday. In a joint statement, the Municipal Water and Sanitation Services (SMAS) and the Almada City Council explain that the gradual recovery...
Pragal, Almada, Cacilhas, Ramalha, and Cova da Piedade are the affected areas. The new boreholes are already injecting an additional 120 m³/hour into the municipality's public network.
Once restored, the water “may reach the tap at different times within the affected areas”
In Costa da Caparica, clean-up efforts and damage assessments are underway today following successive water supply failures that have had an as-yet unquantified impact on local businesses and led many tourists to leave the city. Rosália Medeiros, a grocery store owner, has been dealing with water shortages since the beginning of the year. “We are...”
Home News Water supply in Almada expected to return to normal within three weeks Water supply in Almada expected to return to normal within three weeks The Portuguese government has said it expects water supplies in parts of Almada to return to normal within the next two to three weeks, following
The water supply in Almada is set to rise by 20% by the end of the week.
The Minister of Environment guarantees that the water supply in Almada will be fully restored within two to three weeks.
A protest is scheduled for 11am to address ongoing issues with the water supply in the Almada region.
In recent days, residents of several locations in the Almada municipality have reported successive water outages.
The situation has been dragging on for several weeks but has become more critical due to the extreme heat
Cuts have been daily. The Futuro Costa movement demands a solution to the problem, which affects residents, business owners, workers, and visitors.
About 300 people live in the area and have been without street lighting for almost two months. The lack of response is causing concern.
A problem with the pump on the only borehole supplying the village has left the taps of its 1,500 residents dry for six days. A fix is expected by the end of the week. The parish council president criticises the lack of prevention.
On Thursday morning an electricity pole caught fire. Hundreds of residents and services were affected.
