MAAT Central

Constructed between the 1910s and 1940s, Central Tejo was a power station that belonged to the Companhias Reunidas de Gás e Eletricidade (CRGE) and supplied electricity to the entire Lisbon region. It operated continuously from 1909 to 1954 and thereafter remained in limited service until the 1970s.

Central Tejo’s architecture, with its imposing brick-clad iron structures reflecting its various influences, is typical of the so-called “electricity factories” of the late 19th century. The current building is the result of subsequent enlargements aimed at increasing its productive capacity.

Listed as a building of public interest in 1986, Central Tejo first opened to the public in 1990 as the then Museu da Eletricidade [Museum of Electricity]. It later underwent restoration before reopening in 2006.

MAAT Central is where you can visit the permanent exhibition The Electricity Factory, discover the EDP Foundation Energy Heritage Collection and access a variety of temporary exhibitions and public programmes