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Concurso para atribuição da concessão destinada à captação de água do domínio público hídrico, no RIO zêzere, para a produção de energia hidroelétrica e para a exploração, manutenção e conservação das infraestruturas hidráulicas do aproveitamento hidroelétrico do cabril

Competition for the award of the concession for the collection of water from the public water sector, in RIO zêzere, for the production of hydroelectric energy and for the operation, maintenance and conservation of hydraulic infrastructure for the hydropower use of cabrilEnglish, machine translated

Issued by Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, IP · via BASE — Portugal public procurement announcements (base.gov.pt)

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Published: 30 Oct 2026
Closes: 24 Feb 2027, 23:59 UTC
Reference: DR 26264/2026
Location: Portugal
Sector: Energy & Power
Type: services

At a glance

Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, IP in Portugal has published a tender in energy & power: “Concurso para atribuição da concessão destinada à captação de água do domínio público hídrico, no RIO zêzere, para a produção de energia hidroelétrica e para a exploração, manutenção e conservação das infraestruturas hidráulicas do aproveitamento hidroelétrico do cabril”. Submissions close on 24 February 2027, 115 days from today. Quote reference DR 26264/2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. 2 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 7 notices from this buyer since 2026, 5 of them currently open. There are 52 open energy & power notices in Portugal on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through BASE — Portugal public procurement announcements (base.gov.pt), not through FreeTender.

English summary

Machine translated from Portuguese by FreeTender. The original notice below is the binding text.

Subject: CONCERNING THE CONCERNING THE CONCERNING OF THE WATER CAPTION OF THE HYDROELETRIC PUBLIC AREA IN THE ZEZERE RIO, FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROELETRIC ENERGY AND FOR THE EXPLORATION, MAINTENANCE AND CONSERVATION OF THE HYDROELETRIC INFRASTRUCTURES OF THE APPROVEMENT OF CABRIL Contracting entity: Portuguese Environment Agency, IP (NIP) 510306624) Notice type: Procedural notice Procedure: Public procurement Contract type: Public service concession CPV: 65410000-0, Power plant exploration Propousal deadline: 24-02-2027 (date as given by BASE;

Details

Object: CONCURSO PARA ATRIBUIÇÃO DA CONCESSÃO DESTINADA À CAPTAÇÃO DE ÁGUA DO DOMÍNIO PÚBLICO HÍDRICO, NO RIO ZÊZERE, PARA A PRODUÇÃO DE ENERGIA HIDROELÉTRICA E PARA A EXPLORAÇÃO, MANUTENÇÃO E CONSERVAÇÃO DAS INFRAESTRUTURAS HIDRÁULICAS DO APROVEITAMENTO HIDROELÉTRICO DO CABRIL

Contracting entity: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, IP (NIPC 510306624)

Notice type: Anúncio de procedimento

Procedure: Concurso público

Contract type: Concessão de serviços públicos

CPV: 65410000-0, Exploração de centrais eléctricas

Proposal deadline: 24-02-2027 (date as given by BASE; the exact hour is in the DR announcement)

Diário da República: announcement no. 26264/2026, DR no. 211, series 2

Procurement documents / submission platform: https://www.acingov.pt/acingovprod/2/zonaPublica/zona_publica_c/donwloadProcedurePiece/MTE1OTc3OQ

Proposals are submitted through the electronic procurement platform named in the announcement (registration required).

Context for bidders

We hold 7 notices from Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, IP, going back to July 2026 — 5 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Power and IT & Telecom. There are 52 open Energy & Power tenders in Portugal. This one closes in 115 days.

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Documents

Diário da República announcement 26264/2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
Procedure documents (e-procurement platform)Download (html)

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