As clean energy scales up, experts say outdated grids and poor planning are turning local outages into global wake-up calls.

The blackout exposed Spain and Portugal's relative lack of interconnections, with support from France and Morocco playing an important role in restoring power.

Portuguese authorities have announced measures to strengthen the country's electricity system after the April 28 blackout ...

Here's the assessment from the SO in the aftermath of the 2025 blackout, which saw Spain lose 60% of its electricity supply ...

Spain lost 15 gigawatts of electricity — or about 60% of its supply. Portugal, whose grid is connected to Spain’s, also went down. Only the countries’ island territories were spared.

Spain's grid operator and largest utility, Iberdrola, are disputing their roles in the country's biggest-ever blackout on April 28. Iberdrola's Mario Ruiz-Tagle claims Red Electrica was ...

Spain's use of renewable energy as an increasing part of its electricity generation has come under scrutiny since the blackout, as has its plan to phase out nuclear energy by 2035.

Spain lost 15 gigawatts of electricity — or about 60% of its supply. Portugal, whose grid is connected to Spain's, also went down. Only the countries' island territories were spared.

The European Investment Bank on Monday announced 1.6 billion euros of funding for a major electricity interconnection between France and Spain, which will almost double power exchange capacity.

Spain lost 15 gigawatts of electricity — or about 60% of its supply. Portugal, whose grid is connected to Spain’s, also went down. Only the countries’ island territories were spared.