Porto's municipal water and energy company wins international climate recognition

Águas e Energia do Porto has been named an Achiever in the International Water Association's Climate Smart Utilities programme for 2026, one of 20 organisations honoured from 152 applications. The award was announced in Glasgow on 8 October. Unbilled water, largely lost from the network, fell from 18.6% in 2016 to 11.8% in 2025, and 94.8% of the company's energy last year came from renewables. It also produces up to 1,000 cubic metres of reused water daily at the Freixo treatment plant and runs a flood-reduction programme, Porto+Permeável. The award brings entry to an international knowledge-sharing network.