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Power restored in Spain after massive blackout
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A widespread power outage occurred in Spain and Portugal on Monday afternoon, affecting critical infrastructure such as businesses, hospitals, transit systems, and cellular networks. The outage is believed to have been triggered by a significant interruption in power supply, which is still under investigation. Electricity has largely been restored in Spain, but the power cuts caused hours of disruption. The causes of the blackout remain unclear, although it is worth noting that Spain's energy regulator, REE, has warned of "severe" risks of power cuts linked to renewable energy use in the country.
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During the day of 28 April, no unusual meteorological or atmospheric phenomena were detected, and nor were there sudden variations in the temperature in our network of meteorological stations.
It's best to not speculate. We will know the causes soon. We are not discarding any hypothesis, but right now, we just focus on what's most important: returning electricity to our homes.
Thank you to all citizens for once again being an example of responsibility and civic spirit.
All the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that this does not happen again.
Reforms will be implemented to ensure this doesn't happen again, ever. We will hold private operators fully accountable.
We have never had a complete collapse of the system.
These infrastructures are interdependent, which can trigger cascading security problems throughout the system itself, with the potential for unexpected and serious failures in basic services for the population, as happened [this Monday]. This type of infrastructure is especially attractive to terrorism due to the serious damage it can cause to the population.
We will take the necessary measures to prevent this from happening again and hold private operators accountable.
Grid operators in both countries are working on finding the cause, and on restoring the electricity supply.
No matter what happens, we are always ready to assist and support our friends.
Causes are being analyzed, and all resources are being dedicated to addressing the issue.
At 12:33, there was a very significant loss of electricity generation in Extremadura. The system managed to recover, but a second and a half later it failed again and didn't recover.
However, unlike hydro or thermal generators, wind and photovoltaic systems do not have inertia, as they are connected to the grid via power electronics [inverters].
This was the case of cyberattacks on Ukrainian electricity companies that caused a blackout in 2016, leaving millions of people without power.
Massive Power Outage in Spain and Portugal
sources
- 1.The Washington Post
- 2.The Guardian
- 3.DW News
- 4.CNA News
- 5.Le Monde
- 6.The Times
- 7.CTV News
- 8.France 24
- 9.Al Jazeera
- 10.The Times of India
- 11.NPR
- 12.El Paìs
perspectives
- 1.European Energy Market
- 2.Sabotage
- 3.Power outage
- 4.Transportation
- 5.Spain under Pedro Sanchez
- 6.Cybersecurity
- 7.Spanish politics
- 8.Telecommunications
- 9.Downtime
- 10.Portugal under António Costa
- 11.Portuguese Politics
countries
- 1.Andorra
- 2.Argentina
- 3.Belgium
- 4.Switzerland
- 5.China
- 6.Germany
- 7.Spain
- 8.France
- 9.United Kingdom
- 10.India
- 11.Italy
- 12.Sri Lanka
organizations
- 1.Red Eléctrica
- 2.Redes Energéticas Nacionais
- 3.European Commission
- 4.National Cyber Security Center
- 5.Agencia Estatal de Meteorología
- 6.Audiencia Nacional
- 7.EU Council
- 8.European Network of Transmission System Operators
- 9.European Union
- 10.Rystad Energy
- 11.DGT
- 12.National Center of Energy Control
persons
- 1.Pedro Sánchez
- 2.Luís Montenegro
- 3.Eduardo Prieto
- 4.António Costa
- 5.Teresa Ribera
- 6.Óscar Puente
- 7.Beatriz Corredor
- 8.Angie Orellana Hernandez
- 9.Bruno Silva
- 10.Emilio Morenatti
- 11.Isambard Wilkinson
- 12.Jakub Krupa