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Spain-Portugal blackouts latest: Head of Spain’s power grid refuses to resign as officials hunt for cause

Spanish grid operator Red Electrica’s boss has said she is not considering resigning as the energy firm faces mounting pressure while officials hunt for the cause of the major power outage that hit ...
Forbes

Spain’s Power Cut Crisis Was A Wake-Up Call. Could Hydrail Trains Be The Answer?

In the middle of the day on 28 April 2025, Spain lived a modern replay of the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still. In the film, paternalistic aliens cut electricity worldwide to force ...
Reuters

Fact Check: Power cuts hit Spain, Portugal, not Belgium, Greece or Netherlands

Spain, Portugal, France and Andorra suffered power outages on April 28, but not Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands, contrary to online claims. The power cuts brought Spain and Portugal to a ...
CNN

Spain says April blackout was caused by grid failures and poor planning, not a cyberattack

Spain’s government said Tuesday that the massive April power outage across Spain and Portugal that left tens of millions of people disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors ...
Reuters

How warning signs hinted at Spain's unprecedented power outage

MADRID, May 2 (Reuters) - Spain suffered several power glitches and industry officials sounded repeated warnings about the instability of its power grid in the build up to its catastrophic blackout on ...