Reasons for Spain’s April power blackout: ‘overvoltage’ & ‘poor planning’
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...
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EU Investment Bank pledges €1.6bn for Bay of Biscay power link connecting Spain & France
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...
Spanish government rules out that a cyberattack caused nationwide blackout
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...
Spanish government says ‘several more days’ needed to pinpoint cause of blackout
Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. The Spanish government said on Sunday that it would need ‘several more days’ to...
Spain’s high court to open investigation as to possible cyberattack, as business sector counts cost
Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. Spain’s High Court on Tuesday said it will be opening an investigation into Monday’s...
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...
New high-speed train linking Madrid & Lisbon will cut journey time from 10 hours to three
A new high-speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon is set to become operational by 2030, coinciding with the year Spain and Portugal are scheduled...
‘Surf and turf’ protest in Galicia against textile factory and re-opening of mine
Thousands of demonstrators, both on boats and on land, gathered in northwest Spain on Saturday to voice their opposition to a proposed textile factory and...
