Portuguese electricity prices are among the most competitive in Europe.

Omissions

• The claim is a rhetorical superlative ('among the most competitive'). In reality, for household prices including taxes Portugal ranked around 10th among EU countries in the reference period, i.e. below the EU average but not among the very cheapest.
• Portugal's competitiveness is clearest in the energy and networks component (excluding taxes); with taxes included the total household price is closer to the EU average because of relatively high taxation.
• Recent Eurostat-based coverage indicates Portugal was among the EU countries with the fastest-rising electricity prices, context that the claim omits.
• The exact ranking figure for the current reference period (2025) could not be pinned to a single primary Eurostat table within the search budget; the verdict rests on the ERSE/Eurostat-based sources found.

Sources

• PrimaryERSE — Boletim Eletricidade Eurostat (2.º semestre 2025)"No 2.º semestre de 2025, o preço médio da componente de energia e redes em Portugal é inferior aos de Espanha, da UE e da AE. No ano 2025, a componente de taxas..." (In H2 2025, the average price of the energy and networks component in Portugal is lower than in Spain, the EU and the euro area.)
• PrimaryEurostat — Electricity price statistics (Statistics Explained)"The downward trend continued in 2025, reaching €0.2075 per kWh in the first half and €0.2059 per kWh in the second half."
• SecondaryEuronews — Electricity and gas prices across Europe: Which countries are the most expensive"In the first half of 2025, electricity prices for households ranged from €6.2 per 100 kWh in Turkey to €38.4 in Germany, Eurostat figures show."
• SecondaryObservador — Portugal com maior subida na UE de eletricidade"Em Portugal, que ocupa o 10.º lugar da tabela, o preço foi, no período de referência, de 26,26 euros por 100 kWh (incluindo taxas...)" (Portugal occupies 10th place in the table, with a price of €26.26 per 100 kWh including taxes in H2 2024.)
• SecondaryGrowin Portugal — Eurostat: Portugal Among Europe's Fastest-Rising Electricity PricesHeadline indicates Portugal is among Europe's fastest-rising electricity prices, citing Eurostat data (contextual caveat to the 'most competitive' framing).