US EditionSpain’s electricity grid operator rules out cyber attack as cause of blackout
- On Monday, a massive blackout disrupted Spain, Portugal, and parts of France, Morocco, and Greenland, causing widespread chaos and infrastructure failures.
- Authorities quickly ruled out a cyberattack as the cause, citing no intrusion in control systems, though the exact cause remains unknown and under investigation.
- The blackout resulted from a sudden 15GW loss of power in southwest Spain, triggering disconnections that collapsed the interconnected Iberian electric grid.
- Prime Minister Sanchez denied a nuclear shortfall caused the outage, stating critics were "lying or demonstrating their ignorance," and confirmed the government formed a commission to investigate.
- Services and connectivity gradually resumed by Tuesday, while investigations including possible sabotage and systemic vulnerabilities continued with measures planned to prevent recurrence.
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Spain Has Best Electricity Grid in Europe, Chairwoman Says
(Bloomberg) — The chairwoman of Spain’s power grid operator made a staunch defense of the company’s performance and refused any responsibility in the historic blackout that left the country without electricity for hours on Monday.
Spain’s Grid Operator Was Not Responsible for Outage, Chair Says
The chairwoman of Spain’s power grid operator made a staunch defense of the company’s performance and refused any responsibility in the historic blackout that left the country without electricity for hours on Monday.
At the time of the blackout, photovoltaic (PV) solar energy represented 59% of Spanish electricity, wind energy almost 12%, nuclear power almost 11% and combined cycle gas plants 5%, according to data from Red Electrica
The almost complete blackout in Spain on Monday was most likely not caused by hackers. Preliminary findings rule out a cyberattack, Spanish grid operator Red Electrica said. Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro also said there were no signs that the blackout was caused by a cyberattack.
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