The estimated profitability in the useful life of the Serra de Água Hydroelectric Power Plant, after the intervention to which it will be subject in the next year and a half, is 200 million euros.
The goal is to reach 50% of electric energy production by 2023, and 60% by 2030.
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Source: Diário Notícias
The Life Dunes project aims to reconstitute the original morphology of the Porto Santo beach dune cordon and, in the process, to increase knowledge and raise awareness among the population.
The project, which started at the end of 2020, encompasses several actions. The most visible one is the recovery and construction of the characteristic crochet …
The Secretary of State for the Sea highlights that Portugal is at the forefront in the field of marine protected areas with the “Selvagens” Islands.
José Maria Costa, stated that the classification, 50 years ago, of the “Selvagens” Islands as a marine protected area represents a “great step and a good example”, placing Portugal in …
In Porto Santo, all drinking water comes from the sea and is collected in four galleries built under the beach.
The process consists in collecting salt water through four galleries located on the Porto Santo beach, which is then treated, mineralised and distributed to the public network.
This process, which has been used in the …
Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira has made an investment in the Porto Santo market by placing an appropriate machine for the return of its glass bottles.
Each time the consumer deposits empty glass bottles in the machine they will be saving, as the value of the deposit paid at the time of purchase will be …
The recent enlargement of the area of the “Selvagens” reserve and its full protection status will be presented at the United Nations Oceans Conference in Lisbon as a “best Practice” of nature conservation policies.
The new legal regime for the “Selvagens”, a Madeira sub-archipelago located about 300 kilometres south of Funchal, was approved in February …
As part of the “Green Days” initiative, held on May 30 and 31, Portway promoted 100% sustainable aviation assistance operations at Madeira International Airport.
Several of the operations, carried out by the handling company, were done with 0% CO2 emissions.
Taking into account the characteristics of Madeira’s Airport, whose short distances allow the use of electric …
The Regional Government approved the creation of the destination´s sustainability management structure, whose mission is to plan, analyse, coordinate, develop and enhance actions aimed, through qualification, at the development of Madeira as a tourist destination.
The DMO (Destination Management Organization) is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing all procedures inherent to Madeira’s Certification process, …
PROAGES, which aims to support low-income families in a situation of greater vulnerability, is already on the ground, and provides monthly support for the payment of expenses such as water, electricity, gas and telecommunications.
PROAGES has 21 partner entities that will receive applications and forward the processes, in a total of 44 entities involved in …
Madeira began the certification process as a sustainable tourist destination with a workshop for representatives of the various working groups and the DMO (Destination Management Organization) Advisory Board.
The next steps involve the definition of the Sustainability Policy of the destination, as well as the realization of a benchmarking that involves the collection of several …
