GPL engarrafado
Published 5 November 2026, 15:07
GPL engarrafado (bottled liquefied gas)
Bottled gas — butane and propane — used in Portugal for cooking and heating water where there is no mains gas. A standard household butane bottle weighs 13 kilograms, a large propane one 45. The seller sets the price, and it changes once a month, not every week like fuel at the pump; you can compare offers on the ERSE platform.
Where you come across it. A gas bill, bottle delivery to your door, price tags at petrol stations and in shops.
A bottle is not the same as gás natural from the mains: the regulator's natural gas tariffs do not apply to it, and the social tariff gives no discount on the bottle itself. Bottles have their own subsidy — botija solidária.
Official website: erse.pt/consumidores-de-energia/gpl-engarrafado/como-funciona