The executive president (CEO) of Plenergy, José Rodríguez de Arellano, told Lusa agency that the company is “very committed” to expanding in Portugal, where it currently has around 40 projects under development.

“After Guarda, we hope to open in Santa Maria da Feira and Viana do Castelo, predictably, by the end of the year, we are just waiting for the licensing process to be finalised. Our expectation is to reach the end of 2025 with at least 15 fuelling stations across the country, and the number could be higher”.

Vila Nova de Gaia, Cartaxo, and Paços de Ferreira will be the municipalities that follow Plenergy's investment plan. “The works are in progress or about to start”, pointed out José Rodríguez Arellano.

The average investment value per station “is around 750,000 euros, so we expect to invest around 25 million euros in Portugal over the next two years”, he added.