IEA: Portugal Energy Poverty Above EU Average, Despite Renewable Boom

Portugal just got a thorough energy policy review from the IEA, and the short version is this: the power sector has done its job. Everything else needs to get moving.

The Portugal 2026 Energy Policy Review, released in Lisbon this week, covers the full picture, electricity, gas, transport, buildings, industry, and grid infrastructure, and lays out 10 recommendations for what the country needs to do next. It is more candid than these reports usually are.