Merseyside couple's nightmare as Spain plunged into darkness - Liverpool Echo

Merseyside couple's nightmare as Spain plunged into darkness - Liverpool Echo

'I felt physically sick, thinking we were doomed'

Almería in the dark: A community comes together

A historic blackout in Spain on April 28 left Almeria in darkness, but the community’s response highlighted resilience

The Five Seconds That Plunged Spain Into Darkness

At 12:33 p.m. Madrid time on Monday, the Spanish electric grid was running smoothly. But in the following few seconds, a series of still mysterious events caused the worst blackout in the country’s recent history.

How the blackout plunged Spain into a chaotic night of darkness

Befuddled passers-by holding torches and mobile phones squinted through pitch-black streets early on Tuesday and stranded travellers spent the night at train stations after a crippling backout plunged Spain into darkness.

Blackout plunges Spain into chaotic night of darkness

Befuddled passers-by holding torches and mobile phones squinted through pitch-black streets early on Tuesday and stranded travellers spent the night at train stations after a crippling backout plunged Spain into darkness.

The huge electrical breakdown of April 28 paralyzed the entire country, showing the fragilites of a network perhaps poorly prepared for its rapid transition to renewable energies.