US EditionSpain and Portugal blackout blamed on solar power dependency
- A widespread power outage occurred on Monday around 12:30 p.m., leaving tens of millions in Spain and Portugal without electricity and halting transport services across the region.
- The outage followed two separate loss-of-generation incidents at substations in southwestern Spain, but the exact causes remain unknown as investigations continue.
- Spain's grid operator Red Eléctrica and experts noted the grid’s increasing reliance on solar and wind power poses stability challenges, though the operator denied renewables caused the blackout.
- Just before the outage, solar energy supplied 53% and wind nearly 11% of Spain’s electricity, with a combined loss of 15 gigawatts equaling about 60% of demand, causing disconnection from Europe.
- Authorities have launched investigations amid political pressure, with debates focusing on grid stability, renewable integration, and infrastructure investments expected to reach 52 billion euros by 2030.
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