Information: Government presents legislative proposal to reduce energy consumption
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea was heard on Friday afternoon by the Economy Commission of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores on the proposal for a Regional Legislative Decree that regulates the provision of information to the user on products related to energy consumption. As Álamo Meneses explained to journalists, the law will replace a 1991 Decree on “energ... more >>

Information: Seminar on Energy and Sustainable Development
The Regional Secretariat for Environment and the Sea, through the Regional Directorate for Energy in collaboration with US Consulate in Ponta Delgada and ARENA – Regional Agency for Energy and Environment of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, will promote a seminar on the theme “Energy and Sustainable Development” on June 2. The seminar was organised with the main purpose of c... more >>

Information: Energy policy in the Azores promotes renewable energies
The Government has been promoting a sustainable energy policy for several years, such the exploitation of geothermal energy, stated the Director for Energy, José Cabral Vieira, in Ponta Delgada on Thursday afternoon. The Regional Director spoke in a panel on the theme during the works of 30th Annual Meeting of the Islands Commission of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions at a sess... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Energy visited CENER – National Renewable Energy Centre in Spain
The Regional Director for Energy visited, following an invitation, the CENER - National Renewable Energy Centre in Spain which is located Navarre, Spain. It is one of the most renowned laboratories in the world in the field of renewable energy. During the visit, the Regional Director had the opportunity to assess the organisation and operation of the centre as well as to become better acquainted ... more >>

Information: Regional Directorate for Energy integrates Portuguese delegation to visit the United States of America
The Regional Director for Energy will integrate a Portuguese delegation that will visit the United States of America between March 23 and 26, an initiative that was organised by the Embassy of the United States of America in Lisbon and the American Consulate in Ponta Delgada. The delegation also includes representatives of EDA - Electricity of the Azores, EDP, the Luso-American Foundation for Deve... more >>

Information: Diploma that simplifies PROENERGIA comes into force in the Azores next Thursday
The amendments introduced in January to PROENERGIA in order to simplify that incentive system to the production of energy from renewable sources will come into force in the Azores next Thursday. By initiative of the Government, the Legislative Assembly of the Azores has reformulated the PROENERGIA programme with the purpose of promoting clean energy sources among Azorean companies and families. ... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores committed to diversify energy production
The Government of the Azores is committed to diversify the energy production in the archipelago as a means to protect the environment and prevent the effects caused by the instability of fossil fuel prices. The idea was reiterated by the Regional Director for Energy at the University of the Azores on Monday. Cabral Vieira spoke at a training course on “Entrepreneurship in Energy and Clim... more >>

Information: Oil price in international markets leads to adjustment in fuel prices in the Azores
The rise of oil prices in the international markets which has registered an increase over the past weeks will lead to an update of the maximum public sales price of diesel and petrol in the Azores.The registered increase of one cent per litre for fishing and agricultural diesel and of two cents per litre for road diesel and petrol maintains a significant difference between the maximum public sales... more >>

Information: Waste and water management on top of investments in Environment
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea announced at the Azorean Parliament last night that in addition to the investment in the preservation of biodiversity on the islands, the Government will promote the investment in water and waste management. In the case of waste management, Álamo Meneses, who spoke at the presentation and discussion session of the Plan and Budget of the... more >>

Information: President of the Government announces revision of current energy system for energy production from renewable sources
The Regional Government is committed to comply with the goals defined by the “energy climate/package” that the European Union has approved a year ago. The new legislation aims to reduce 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions and increase the contribution of renewable energies in the energy consumption to 20%. Through this measure, the European Union expects to increase the energy efficien... more >>