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Causes of the Blackout in Portugal and Spain Revealed

The final report from European experts confirms that the Iberian blackout was caused by cascading failures.

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Anyone who knew something about the electricity sector, within a few hours of the blackout, cited among the causes the instability of photovoltaics and the shortage of nuclear energy. There had been problems before: a report by Redeia warned of the risk of “generation disconnections due to high penetration of renewables.” Audios from mid-April 2025 show that the company recognized problems in photovoltaics. To gain time, the first days offered v…

·Spain
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The Minister of Ecological Transition spoke of "multifactorial" cause and displayed a cover to question the role of nuclear power in the blackout.

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"On April 28, with the regulatory elements and existing mechanisms, it should not have happened what happened." Today, in the commission that investigates the...

·Madrid, Spain
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Aagesen has invited electricians to make public all the information they have about the peninsular blackout of April 28, 2025.

A report was released following last year's Spanish blackout. Experts point to understatements regarding renewable energy.

·Warsaw, Poland
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