The first new such link was inaugurated a year ago, and more capacity is being planned. “After decades of limited results, the IEA is pleased to see movement in the right direction, but these are only the first steps,” says executive director Fatih Birol.
“More interconnection capacity is needed for such efforts to show their full value to Portugal.”
The IEA calls on Portugal, together with Spain, France and the European Commission, to reinforce interconnections with transnational electricity and natural-gas networks.
Birol
