Portugal introduces capacity mechanism in response to Europe’s worst blackout in 20 years (defence24.com)

• Capacity mechanism directly triggered by April 2025 Iberian blackout
• Technology-neutral: generation, storage, demand response eligible
• Pre-notification to European Commission underway

"Portugal is developing a new technology-neutral capacity mechanism directly triggered by the worst blackout in Europe in two decades, which struck the Iberian Peninsula on 28 April 2025. The mechanism covers generation, storage and demand response, and the government has begun pre-notifying the European Commission for state aid clearance."