Continuing with the previous article, I considered it important to understand how the Portuguese electricity sector works. As we all know, it is interconnected with the Spanish electricity system and also suffered the blackout on April 28th. The energy industry also needed time to provide electricity to the country, and its government is working together with the Spanish government to investigate the causes of the outage and prepare for possible future scenarios. In that sense, I wanted to investigate a little about the structure of the electricity sector in this country before continuing with my next article. I incorporated some aspects of the current energy policy outlined in the national energy plan (PNEC 2030), as well as addressed some aspects of nuclear development, which has been completely ruled out in this country for several decades. Finally, I put fossil fuels into context, which, while not part of the electricity mix , are essential to the national energy matrix. About th...
Energy is essential for economic development and its evolution is highly dynamic nowadays. I would like to share my thoughts an analysis about the energy market, addressing issues related to fossil and renewables energies, energy transition and carbon emission reduction, as well as, economic and geopolitical aspects. I am aimed to provide some understandings about the energy sector, its trends and contribute to design strategies for market players.