US EditionExcess Renewables Generation Did Not Cause Iberian Blackout
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The National Commission of the Markets and the Competition (CNMC) has published a resolution in the afternoon of this Monday in which it attends to the electrical companies and refuses for the moment to approve the changes proposed by the Electric Network to urgently modify the procedure of operation 7.4, key to the control of tension. The lack of control of the tension was at the origin of the blackout of 28 April that left the Iberian Peninsul…
The high levels of renewable energy generation did not cause the blackout that affected Spain and Portugal on 28 April 2025, according to the European Network of Operators of Electricity Transmission Systems (ENTSO-E). This is the first conclusion by Jonathan Bruegel, an analyst of the electrical sector of the European IEEFA team that he has made on the Iberian blackout of 28 April, but it is not the only one. The group published an initial repo…
Excess renewables generation did not cause Iberian blackout
Excess renewables generation did not cause Iberian blackout srussi.ieefa Tue, 10/21/2025 - 05:00 Insights Electric Grid Europe European Union (EU 27) Spain Portugal Untitled design (23).png Jonathan Bruegel Jonathan Bruegel is a power sector analyst for IEEFA’s Europe team. He has worked more than 20 years in the energy sector and became an expert on power markets worldwide working for several power generation utilities. Go to Profile Exc…
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