Spain’s opposition parties blame PM’s renewable energy policies for blackout
Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. As the fallout from the power outage on Monday in Spain continues, the minority...
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Portugal’s REN denies claiming Iberian blackout caused by ‘rare atmospheric phenomenon’
Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. Portuguese power network operator REN denied on Tuesday that it was behind a message...
Spain’s power supply almost fully restored after one of EU’s worst blackouts
Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. Power was almost entirely restored across Spain by early Tuesday morning, though many questions...
Power blackout affects 60 million people across Spain and Portugal
Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. At 12.30pm on Monday, a massive power outage swept across a large stretch of...
The rain in Spain … has also helped to drive down inflation
Spain’s inflation rate dropped in March to its lowest point since October, driven by increased hydroelectric power production following heavy rainfall, which helped lower electricity...
Spain to ask EU for electricity price cap to be extended until end of 2024
The Spanish government said on Monday that it will be asking ask the EU to extend a cap on electricity prices until the end of...
Spain & Portugal’s electricity cost-cutting plan gets EU approval
Spain and Portugal have succeeded in reaching an agreement with the European Commission to cut electricity prices across the Iberian Peninsula, under an exemption allowing them to separate...
Spain & Portugal ‘energy island’ send proposal to EU to lower electricity costs
Spain and Portugal sent Brussels on Thursday their joint proposal for setting a maximum price of €30 per megawatt (MWh) for gas-fired power plants to lower...
Spain announces €6 billion support plan in direct aid, tax breaks & fuel subsidies
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a package of economic support measures worth €6 billion in direct aid, tax breaks and fuel subsidies, plus a further...
Spain & Portugal get OK from EU to temporarily manage own electricity prices
EU leaders have given Spain and Portugal special permission to present a plan to temporarily manage their own electricity prices, the European Commission President Ursula von...
