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Spain’s energy minister urges power firms to make last year’s blackout information public

News Desk23rd March 202630th March 2026

23rd March 202630th March 2026705

Spain’s Energy Minister Sara Aagesen (main image) on Monday urged electricity companies to disclose all the data they hold on the widespread blackout that struck Spain...

Spain’s solar surplus ushers in ‘discount season’ for power plants

News Desk26th December 202530th December 2025

26th December 202530th December 20252061

Spanish solar energy developers are increasingly seeking to divest projects as declining wholesale electricity prices erode profitability. A combination of supportive state policy, plentiful sunshine...

Brussels moves to bolster Spain-France energy links following Iberian Peninsula blackout

News Desk11th December 202516th December 2025

11th December 202516th December 20251119

The European Union said on Wednesday that it intends to strengthen energy links between France and Spain, as part of a broader effort to safeguard...

Spain’s grid operator warns of new ‘voltage swings’, yet not posing risk of another blackout

News Desk9th October 202514th October 2025

9th October 202514th October 20251889

Spain’s national electricity grid has experienced significant voltage swings over the past two weeks, the country’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday – fuelling fears of...

Spanish MPs reject bill designed to prevent another major power outage

News Desk23rd July 202529th July 2025

23rd July 202529th July 202510037

Spanish MPs dealt a significant blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s socialist-led coalition government on Tuesday, by voting down a bill aimed at preventing future...

Spain’s grid operator and electricity providers exchange accusations over blackout

News Desk19th June 202525th June 2025

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Spain’s national power grid operator and the country’s electricity providers exchanged accusations on Wednesday regarding the widespread blackout in April that impacted the Iberian Peninsula. The...

Reasons for Spain’s April power blackout: ‘overvoltage’ & ‘poor planning’

News Desk17th June 202524th June 2025

17th June 202524th June 20252879

Six weeks after a massive blackout disrupted power in Spain and Portugal, officials in Madrid released an official report on Tuesday attributing the April incident to...

EU Investment Bank pledges €1.6bn for Bay of Biscay power link connecting Spain & France

News Desk17th June 202523rd June 2025

17th June 202523rd June 20252134

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a funding package of 1.6 billion euros to support a major electricity interconnection project linking France and Spain...

Telefónica’s ‘upgrade works’ leave Spanish regions without 112 emergency line

News Desk20th May 202526th May 2025

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A partial disruption in the fixed telephone and internet services of Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica caused outages in emergency service numbers for several hours on...

Spanish government rules out that a cyberattack caused nationwide blackout

News Desk15th May 202520th May 2025

15th May 202520th May 20253126

Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. The Spanish government said on Wednesday that it had ruled out a cyberattack on...

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