US EditionSpanish PM asks for time in blackout probe and snubs blame on renewables
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez urged the public to remain patient while officials continue to investigate the cause of the April 28 blackout that impacted the Iberian Peninsula.
- The outage followed three electricity generation failures in southern Spain that caused a grid collapse and a 60% drop in power output.
- The blackout disrupted internet, phone services, transport, and businesses, plunging cities in Spain and Portugal into darkness and halting daily life.
- Sánchez emphasized examining 756 million data points and said, "We will not rush to conclusions" while rejecting unproven claims blaming renewables or nuclear power.
- The government will continue investing in renewable energy and infrastructure despite opposition accusations linking the blackout to the energy transition's risks.
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Energy audit expert is clear about the reasons for the blackout in Spain: "It wasn't a coincidence"
Engineers and experts in the energy sector like Diego Mateos Amann begin to launch their theories about the causes of the power outage in Spain: they warn that it could happen again.
Spanish PM asks for time in blackout probe and snubs blame on renewables
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pleaded for patience on Wednesday as pressure grows on his government to determine what caused last week's blackout, adding that there's no proof renewables or the lack of nuclear power plants caused the outage.
Spain: Sánchez again calls for "time" to establish the causes of electric megapane
During a congressional hearing on the giant breakdown that plunged Spain into the dark on 28 April, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez once again called on Wednesday for "time" to determine the causes of the incident.
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