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Movhera

Miranda do Douro, Portugal

HydroEnergy Storage
Founded 20201.7 GW installed900k tonnes CO₂ avoided/yr
Profile last updated: May 26, 2026

About

Founded in 2020, Movhera is a renewable energy company headquartered in Miranda do Douro, Portugal specializing in Hydro, Energy Storage.

Movhera is a Portuguese hydropower company formed in December 2020 when a consortium of ENGIE, Crédit Agricole Assurances and Mirova took over six hydropower plants previously operated by EDP. It owns, operates and maintains the plants, which have a combined capacity of 1.7 GW and generate about 3.2 to 3.4 TWh of renewable electricity per year, including pumped storage. The company is headquartered in Miranda do Douro and runs social and community programmes in Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, including support for fire brigades, the Portuguese Red Cross and local rehabilitation projects.

Headquarters

Miranda do Douro, Portugal

Founded

2020

Focus areas

hydropowerpumped storagerenewable energycarbon neutralDouroTrás-os-Montesasset operationcommunity engagement

Products & services

Business models

IPP

Value chain

O&MAsset ManagementCommunity Engagement

Service areas (1)

  • Hydropower generation and asset operation

    Operates and maintains six hydropower plants (including two pumped storage stations) on the Douro, Tua and Sabor rivers, and sells the renewable electricity generated.

Locations

Headquarters

Miranda do Douro, Portugal

Service regions

Portugal

Projects

6

Miranda Hydroelectric Facility

OperationalHydropower plant

Hydropower plant on the Douro International, operated by Movhera since December 2020.

Miranda do Douro, Portugal

Picote Hydroelectric Facility

OperationalHydropower plant

Hydropower plant operated by Movhera since December 2020.

Miranda do Douro, Portugal

Bemposta Hydroelectric Facility

OperationalHydropower plant

Hydropower plant operated by Movhera since December 2020.

Portugal

Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Facility

OperationalPumped storage hydropower

Pumped storage hydropower facility operated by Movhera since December 2020.

Portugal

Feiticeiro Hydroelectric Facility

OperationalPumped storage hydropower

Pumped storage hydropower facility operated by Movhera since December 2020.

Portugal

Foz Tua Hydroelectric Facility

OperationalHydropower plant

Hydropower plant operated by Movhera since December 2020.

Portugal

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Vale do Tua (ADRVT)

Partnerships

Portuguese Red Cross, Just a Change, Associação de Municípios do Baixo Sabor (AMBS), Grupo Nordeste (APFNT, PALOMBAR, AEPGA), Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Vale do Tua, Municipality of Murça, Municipality of Torre de Moncorvo, Municipality of Miranda do Douro, Municipality of Alijó, Associação Humanitária de Bombeiros Voluntários de Torre de Moncorvo, Fire brigades of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, ENGIE Hidroelétricas do Douro, ALCM Associação de la Língua e Cultura Mirandesa

Sustainability

900k

Tonnes CO₂/yr avoided

People

Management & team (4)

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