Spain marks one year since Europe’s worst blackout in decades as accountability remains elusive
At 12:33 on April 28, 2025, the power systems of mainland Spain and Portugal collapsed simultaneously.
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Truth is out: Operators immediately linked mega blackout to renewables, Spanish Senate hears
Operators knew from the start that the 2025 Iberian blackout was due to renewable energy, according to audio recordings Spain's legislature has obtained.
Dutch energy grid ‘full’ in three provinces: ‘Blackouts looming,’ warns operator
The Dutch electricity grid has reached a critical tipping point in three central provinces.
Macron says Spanish blackout was due to over-reliance on renewable energy
French President Emmanuel Macron has attributed the major blackout that hit the Iberian Peninsula in April 2025 to Spain's heavy dependence on renewable energy sources,…
‘Spain’s electricity grid fast approaching saturation,’ warns power group
Limited capacity to connect new projects to the domestic electricity grid is costing Spain.
Spain at urgent risk of new blackout, grid operator warns
Spain's grid operator, Red Eléctrica (REE), has issued a fresh alert to the National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) about "abrupt voltage variations"…
Brussels is turning national electrical blackouts into power grabs
Five months since the lights went out on the Iberian Peninsula, Brussels has finally rendered its judgment.
Oversaturated Spanish electricity grid ‘threatens industrial development’, report says
Spain's Association of Electric Power Companies (Aelec) warned that most of the country's power grid is saturated, hindering the economic development of the nation.
British wind farm paid to discard half its generated power
Half of the power generated by one of Britain’s largest wind farms was discarded in 2024 yet it was still paid millions for electricity that never reached a single…
Renewable energy ‘puts Germany at risk of major blackout’
The Berliner Zeitung newspaper reported that the high uptake of solar energy in Germany had increased the chances of an overload and an electricity blackout like…
Spain ‘ignored numerous warnings about blackouts due to renewables’
Spain was warned well before the outage across the Iberian Peninsula that it risked severe energy blackouts due to its reliance on renewable energy, it has been…
Questions arise about role of renewable energy after international electricity blackout
While Spain and Portugal are slowly recovering from the electricity blackout that put both countries to a standstill, experts have been pointing out that renewable…
Photo story : Spain and Portugal hit by massive power blackout
Spain and Portugal experienced a major power outage that disrupted public transport, caused heavy traffic congestion, and delayed numerous flights.
General power blackout leaves Spain, Portugal and part of France in the dark
Southern Europe was hit by a major electricity outage affecting millions of people in the Iberian Peninsula and beyond, paralysing infrastructure, communication…
‘Too much sun’ could cause black-outs, Belgian electricity grid operator warns
Belgium's grid operator Elia has warned that the country could face blackouts - due to an excess supply of solar energy.
Southeast Germans told to limit electricity use
Germans living in the southeast of the country were told to limit electricity use on the morning of January 3 over issues to do with the local grid.
UK pays £1 billion to turn off wind farms
Problems and difficulties in managing the electric grid have forced the UK government to spend £1 billion (€1.21 billion) so far this year to cut wind farm output.
Dutch grid operator warns of future energy shortages, price hikes
The Netherlands will not have enough electricity to be powered 24/7 from about 2032, with the country's national grid operator warning of future shortages and price…
Dutch EV drivers: ‘Don’t charge your cars between 4pm and 9pm’
Electric car charging station managers have been urged by the Dutch grid operator to shut down their services between 4pm and 9pm.
Encryption and child sexual material: Brussels struggling to digest ECHR ruling
"It is clear that the EU should, of course, cease its efforts towards the statutory obligation to decrypt end-to-end communications," Mikuláš Peksa, Czech MEP…