LETTER 1 filename1.txt Mail Stop 3561 March 15, 2006 By U.S. Mail Joao Ramalho Talone Chief Executive Officer EDP - Energias de Portugal Praca Marques de Pombal, 12 Lisbon, Portugal 1250-162 Re: EDP - Energias de Portugal Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2004 Filed September 30, 2005 File No. 1-14648 Dear Mr. Talone: We have completed our review of your Form 20-K and related filings and have no further comments at this time. Sincerely, Michael Moran, Esq. Branch Chief