The company Plenergy currently operates six fueling stations in Portugal, specifically in Guarda, Viana do Castelo, Cartaxo, Paços de Ferreira, Vila Nova de Gaia, and Santa Maria da Feira. An additional station is anticipated to open in Trofa “in the coming weeks,” according to Tiago Preguiça, Expansion and Institutional Relations Director for Portugal.
During a press conference, Preguiça highlighted that the company aims to have at least 15 stations operational in Portugal by the end of 2025, bolstered by around 50 projects in development.
Plenergy, an international group, has been active in Spain since 2015 and in mainland Portugal since mid-December 2024.
Preguiça stated, “In Portugal, we are a Portuguese company, meaning that we handle all fiscal matters here. All our employees are subject to national legislation, both socially and fiscally.”
Over the past decade, the group has launched 310 low-cost fuel stations, with 304 in Spain and six in Portugal. In 2024, the company reported a total revenue of 1.55 billion euros, facilitating the sale of 1.385 billion liters of fuel, according to Preguiça.
He further stated, “Our key model, in both Portugal and Spain, is speed. Generally, the average customer spends three to four minutes at our stations, covering payment, refueling, and departure. We do not offer convenience stores.”
In 2024, the group recorded 3.5 million monthly customers, a “figure expected to rise with the expansion in Portugal,” Preguiça noted.
The company expanded to Portugal due to “geographic proximity and the need for a new competitor in the Portuguese fuel market, primarily offering lower prices,” Preguiça explained.
Currently, Santa Maria da Feira is “our largest station in Portugal and the only one offering car wash services. We anticipate opening our seventh station in Trofa next July.”
Construction is underway in Matosinhos, Abrantes, Loures, and Póvoa de Varzim, with these stations expected to begin operations by September.
“These are eleven stations toward a goal of fifteen by the end of the year,” Preguiça stated.
Regarding precise sales figures in Portugal, the Expansion and Institutional Relations Director noted it’s still early for an assessment, “since the longest-operating station opened just six months ago.”
The goal for 2026 in Portugal is “to have between 35 and 40 fueling stations open.”
