Pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of article 248 of the Portuguese Securities code, EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A. ("EDP") is providing the following information to the market:

EDP – Energias do Brasil ("EDP Brasil"), EDP Group's subsidiary for the Brazilian electricity market, listed in São Paulo Stock Exchange and 51.0% owned by EDP, announced today that the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) granted, the Porto de Pecém I thermal plant (a 50%/50% partnership between EDP Brasil and MPX Energia, S.A.), the permission to begin the commercial operation of the second group, with 360 MW of installed capacity.

This second group has started the supply of electricity in commissioning regime to the National Interconnected System on the 20th February 2013, being remunerated by the Settlement Price of Differences (PLD) for the energy generated.

With the approval of the commercial operation, this second group will start to be remunerated in accordance with the energy supply contract in the regulated market (PPA) granted by the A-5 energy auction in 2007.

EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.