Spain Says April Blackout Was Caused by Grid Failures and Poor Planning, Not a Cyberattack
SPAIN, JUN 16 – The blackout was caused by grid operator miscalculations and improper disconnections, with 60% of Spain's electricity supply lost in seconds, officials said.
- 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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At the end of April the electricity supply in Spain and Portugal collapsed completely. For hours nothing went on. Now there is an investigation report on the causes. But questions remain.
A Spanish government report reveals the causes of the huge power outage that struck the Iberian peninsula on 28 April.
Spain blackout caused by technical and planning errors, 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. Ecological Transition Minister Sara Aagesen, who manages the nation’s energy policy, told reporters that a voltage surge led to small grid failures, mainly in the south of Spain, which then casc…
Spanish Environment Minister Sara Aagesen told a news conference that the nationwide blackout in late April was caused by multiple factors. Voltage fluctuations caused surges, which triggered a chain reaction of outages in the system after backup power plants failed to stabilize the grid. She said the plants went down in just 21 seconds. And although Red Eléctrica, the company responsible for operating Spain’s electricity system, ordered a new p…
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