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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.
Spain's Grid Operator Blames Power Plants for Blackout, Disputes Miscalculation
A view shows Santa Llogaia electrical sub-station connected to the interconnection grid between France and Spain that tripped after a sudden, large drop in power supply and caused the major blackout in the Iberian Peninsula, in the village of Santa Llogaia d'Alguema, near Figueres, Spain April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Bruna Casas/File Photo
In April, a massive blackout paralyzed Spain and Portugal for hours. A new government report has revealed the cause.
LONDON - Spain's government and its grid operator have issued separate findings into the causes that led to the massive ...
A government investigation found that efforts by Red Eléctrica de España, Spain's grid operator, to address a small ...
A major power outage that paralysed the Iberian Peninsula in April was caused by "overvoltage" on the grid that triggered "a ...
A major blackout that affected vast areas of Spain and Portugal on 28 April has brought renewed attention to the ...
Spanish investigators on Tuesday released a report showing that a power surge caused an hours-long blackout on the Iberian ...
The outage began shortly after noon on April 28 in Spain and lasted through nightfall, disrupting businesses, transit systems ...
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