Portugal
Council of Ministers Resolution 80/2024 of June 21 continues to recognize the state of drought in the Algarve region.
Key aspects
Council of Ministers Resolution 80/2024 of June 21 (the “Resolution”):
- maintains the drought warning for the Algarve region;
- eases certain restrictions imposed by Council of Ministers Resolution 26-A/2024 of February 20;
- boosts anti-water shortage and contingency measures;
- creates a tariff component for the supply service;
- establishes restrictions on the public water supply, tourism, and agriculture, as well as on issuing water resource use permits (“TURH”); and
- introduces new financing and incentive measures.
It will be effective until December 2024 and is scheduled for review in August 2024.