- The government believes it could still be possible to convince France to allow interconnections from the Iberian Peninsula to supply gas, and later hydrogen, to Europe but is also looking into an alternative connection through Italy.
- MidCat would help connect Europe to Spain’s network of liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals, a move that would contribute to strengthen Europe’s energy independence in the current standoff with Moscow over gas supplies.
- In an interview with Lusa in Brussels, State Secretary for European affairs Tiago Antunes reiterated that, from Portugal’s point of view, “the rationale for the realisation of this interconnection exists and is quite obvious, and was strengthened after the war in Ukraine”.
Portuguese government still believes France can be convinced about gas link
