Azores Situation Report Wednesday 30th April 2025
“We have no evidence of any type of contagion in the Azores”
Pedro Batista, regional director of Communications and Digital Transition, says the Region is not being affected by the blackout, he stated that “at the moment we have no evidence of any type of contagion in the Azores”, adding that “however, we have to take preventive measures in view of what is happening and that we still do not know in detail”.
Pedro Batista also said that at the level of regional public administration, “we have taken some measures to avoid possible contagion in our network, that is, we have redoubled the connectivity conditions that we have. Now, our websites, our connections, are only available within Portugal”, he concluded.
Blackout affects Azores Airlines operations to and from Lisbon
Azores Airlines’ operations to and from Lisbon are being conditioned due to the blackout that affected Portugal and other European countries
In a statement, the SATA Group states that “following a widespread blackout in the electricity grid affecting Portugal and other European countries, airport activities are suffering significant constraints, with a potential impact on the regular operation of Azores Airlines flights to/from Lisbon”.
The SATA Group is “continuously monitoring the situation, gathering all available information from the competent authorities and making every effort to minimize the inconvenience caused to its passengers. The safety of the operation is fully safeguarded”.
Diesel and gas prices fall for the second consecutive month in the Azores
Diesel and butane gas prices fell for the second consecutive month in the Azores in May, while the price of gasoline remained unchanged.
Diesel saw a reduction of 5.5 cents per litre, while butane gas fell by 15.2 cents per kilo.
From May 1st, the price of diesel in the Azores will cost 1.434 euros per litre, 5.5 cents less than the previous month.
In April, the price of diesel had already fallen by 1.7 cents per litre, after having risen by 10.2 cents since December.
The price of gasoline remains at 1.580 euros per litre for the third consecutive month, after an increase of 6.6 cents per liter since December.
The price of coloured diesel for agriculture and fishing, defined in another order, will also fall by 5.5 cents per liter in May.
Coloured and marked diesel consumed in agriculture will now cost 1.063 euros per litre, while the price of coloured and marked diesel consumed in fishing will be set at 0.873 euros per litre.
The price of butane gas, which began to be updated monthly in January, with a new calculation formula, fell by 15.2 cents per kilo in May.
Butane gas sold to the public, at the retailer’s establishment, in bottles of 26 litres or more, will now cost 1.710 euros per kilo and that sold in bottles of 24 litres, made of light materials (up to eight kilos of containers), 1.906 euros per kilo.
Piped butane gas costs 1.710 euros per kilo and bulk butane gas costs 1.308 euros per kilo.