US EditionSpain Says April Blackout Was Caused by Grid Failures and Poor Planning, Not a Cyberattack
- A major blackout in Spain and Portugal was caused by "overvoltage" on the grid, leading to "a chain reaction," according to a government report released by the Ecological Transition Ministry.
- The blackout affected internet, trains, businesses, and cities, prompting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to announce an inquiry commission to investigate the causes.
- Authorities recommend stronger supervision and compliance requirements on operators, alongside a major electricity interconnection funded by the European Investment Bank.
- Ecological Transition Minister Sara Aagesen highlighted a programming flaw and insufficient voltage control capacity as contributing factors to the blackout.
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A Spanish government report reveals the causes of the huge power outage that struck the Iberian peninsula on 28 April.
Spain says April blackout was caused by grid failures and poor planning, not a cyberattack
Spain’s government said Tuesday that the massive April power outage across Spain and Portugal that left tens of millions of people disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors that left the grid unable to handle a surge in voltage.
The inability to control the movement in the energy network caused a chain reaction that led to the massive blackout that hit Spain and Portugal on April 28th, said the Spanish minister of...
For hours, people were stuck in lifts and tracks, food thawed in freezers, there were dead people. Now the cause of the mega power failure in Spain and Portugal seems to be clear.
The inability to control the movement in the energy network caused a chain reaction that led to the massive blackout that hit Spain and Portugal on 28 April, said Spanish Minister of Energy Sara Aagesen in March.
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