US EditionRenewable energy in the dock in Spain after blackout
- On 28 April 2025, a widespread blackout struck Spain and Portugal after the country's power grid experienced a sudden loss of about 15 gigawatts of generation capacity around 12:33 pm.
- The loss, equivalent to 60% of Spain's consumption, happened within seconds due to two incidents occurring one and a half seconds apart, with causes still unclear.
- Spain relied heavily on renewable energy at the time, with solar and wind accounting for nearly 40% of electricity and solar alone nearly 59% during daytime.
- Redeia warned earlier about risks from high renewable penetration without technical capacity, stating blackouts "could become severe" and "significantly affect the electricity supply."
- The blackout sparked debate on grid resilience, while officials including Prime Minister Sanchez denied linking renewables to the outage and emphasized nuclear power caused stability issues.
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International banking advances an "energy turn" in Spain after the blackout with investments and nuclear: "The network does not seem ready for the future"
Goldman Sachs waits, Barclays and Kepler expect a new investment wave after the power failure and Morningstar criticizes that the effort has been less than in other European countries Read
'Nobody can say that there will not be a new incident in the future'
Luís Mira Amaral warns that Spain will put an end to nuclear power plants, creating greater dependence on renewables. And he points the finger at the PS and PSD Governments for thinking that we were leading the energy transition without having done our homework.
Causes of Spain's energy blackout unclear, but right wingers try to make it about renewables
The causes of a massive blackout in Spain and Portugal on 28 April remain unclear, though initial reports blames “extreme temperature variations”. Right-wingers, however, are trying to make it about renewable energy. Spain is one of the European countries that most relies on clean energy. It is “the EU member state with the second-largest, external renewable energy infrastructure”, and prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called the country “a drivi…
Spain defends renewables amid major blackout investigation
A sweeping blackout across Spain and Portugal on Monday has sparked political debate, with Spain’s government defending renewable energy’s reliability as investigations continue into the outage’s cause.Sam Jones reports for The Guardian.In short:Spain’s environment minister Sara Aagesen rejected claims that the nation’s growing reliance on renewable energy triggered Monday’s unprecedented blackout, announcing a full audit into the disruption.Whi…
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