Regional Government amends fuel price calculation formula

The Regional Government of Madeira has published Ordinance no. 140/2026, which introduces significant changes to the calculation formula for maximum retail prices of liquid fuels in the Autonomous Region. This measure comes as a response to the extraordinary increase in oil and derivative prices, resulting from geopolitical instability in the Middle East, which has had a direct economic and social impact on Madeiran families and businesses.

The main change, set out in Article 1 of the diploma, concerns Article 8 of Ordinance no. 25/2022. The new regime establishes that the adjustment factor to be considered in the calculation formula will now correspond to the differential between the average gasoline prices practiced in the mainland territory and the prices communicated weekly by the Directorate General for Energy and Geology to the European Commission.

This measure entered into force immediately on the day of its publication, March 27, 2026, with the objective of providing greater adaptation to market reality and protecting regional consumers in the face of high uncertainty in international markets.