Aljezur installs smart meters to reduce water consumption
The municipality expects to save between 25% and 30% in an area with a high water consumption record. Aljezur Town Hall is to install 1,500 meters with telemetry in the…
Construction begins on new Vilamoura marina for 68 yachts
The construction of a new marina in Vilamoura to accommodate up to 68 large yachts began January 23. and is expected to be completed next September with an investment of…
Desalination plant in the Algarve “stopped”
The owner of two rustic buildings in Albufeira, which the company Águas do Algarve wants to expropriate to build a (projected) desalination plant, does not want to leave the land.…
In one day Alqueva reservoir gains enough water to supply Algarve population for a year
Heavy rain caused by storms Irene and Juan explain rapid rise in the volume of the dam. In 24 hours the Alqueva dam, part of the Guadiana River, stored 79…
Citrus fruits, vegetables and vines will be the crops most affected by Algarve water cuts
Algarve farmers reject the cuts and downplay the impact of government aid. For the sector, it is essential to create measures to increase the availability of water. Farmers accuse the…
Andalusia in “extreme situation” of drought insists on water transfer from Portugal
The drought in Andalusia is already having an impact on the regional economy because of the effects on agriculture, in particular the drop of one percentage point in Andalusian GDP,…
CNA: Political choices are responsible for the crisis in the Algarve and Alentejo
The National Confederation of Agriculture has proposed a set of measures to support production losses. The National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA) argued this Thursday that the political choices of successive…
Government not to compensate Algarve tourism businesses for water cut
The government announced on Wednesday that the Algarve will see water cuts of 25% in agriculture and 15% in the urban sector, which includes tourism, in order to preserve water…
Algarve drought: Government to cut water for agriculture by up to 50% and urban consumption by 15%
According to the Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordeiro, these are the measures needed at the moment to ensure that we reach the end of 2024 with…
Inter ministerial committee to define measures for drought-stricken Algarve today
The committee monitoring the effects of the drought is meeting today in Faro with the government present, when a plan is expected to be drawn up to limit water consumption…