At the time of the incident, Spain and Portugal were sourcing about 80% of their electricity from solar and wind.

It was the second serious European power outage in less than six weeks after a March 20 fire shut down Heathrow Airport in ...

Energy experts were surprised by the inability to isolate the blackout to a single area, forcing the system to be rebooted ...

A massive blackout that left millions in western Europe in the dark has raised concerns among energy experts that the ...

Nuclear expert Adrian Paterson has raised concerns "an unstable wind plus solar grid" could lead to major blackouts, such as those seen in Spain and Portugal, occurring in Australia ...

Red Electrica de Espana (REE) on Wednesday said the source of the outage had been narrowed down to two separate incidents of loss of generation in substations in southwestern Spain, but stressed that ...

Spain and Portugal have some of the highest shares of wind, solar and hydro power in Europe: in 2024 these provided nearly 60 ...

Banking services relying on electricity, such as credit card payments and ATM withdrawals, have been largely restored in ...

When lights went out Monday, people in the street in Spain and some local politicians speculated the blackout could be due to a cyberattack. Cyber agencies and other authorities including the European ...

A cross-border power blackout on Monday paralysed the Iberian Peninsula for most of the day, disrupting millions of lives ...

Spain's blackout shouldn't trigger a retreat from renewables, but an upgraded grid is urgently needed for the energy ...

Find out when electricity is cheapest in Spain so you know when to use your washing machine and dishwasher to save money on ...