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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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Form 6-K

 

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Month of April 2007

 

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EDP- Energias de Portugal, S.A.

 

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Praça Marquês de Pombal, 12

1250-162 Lisbon, Portugal

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F      X             Form 40-F               

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by

furnishing the information contained in this form

is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes                      No      X    

 

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		Lisbon, April 11th 2007

 

Reuters: EDPP.IN /EDP.N Bloomberg: EDP PL /EDP US     INVESTOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT Miguel Viana, Head of IR Elisabete Ferreira Ricardo Farinha   Phone +351 210012834 Fax: +351 210012899   Email: ir@edp.pt Website: www.edp.pt		EDP AND SONATRACH SIGN A POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP   Pursuant to EDP – Energias de Portugal S.A. (“EDP”) market communication released on April 2, 2006, today, EDP signed a memorandum of understanding with Sonatrach, S.A. (“Sonatrach”), the Algerian gas supply company, in relation to the potential creation of a business partnership in certain gas and power generation businesses. The main issues of this memorandum are summarized in market communication mentioned above.   EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 12, 2007