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Spain-Portugal blackout: what could have caused it, and how can we prevent another?
On 28 April 2025, an unprecedented collapse of the Iberian Peninsula’s electricity grid brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill. The likelihood of this ever happening was extremely low and – speculation about its causes aside – the episode has caused serious social disruption, as well as economic losses at all levels.
A widespread power outage hit Spain and Portugal, affecting millions of people who live across Europe's Iberian Peninsula.
The blackout that paralyzed the Iberian Peninsula had an especially fierce impact on trains that run across Spain ...
A sweeping power outage left millions of people across Spain, Portugal and parts of France without power on Monday.
The outages occurred just hours before the Iberian Peninsula was hit by power cuts that crippled the countries' ...
A complete power outage in Spain, Portugal and France could have been caused by the negligence of local power engineers who ...
Officials dismissed speculation about foul play, saying there was no sign that the outage was from a cyberattack.
Portugal’s grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) said electrical supply was lost across the entire Iberian ...
A frantic search is on to figure out what, exactly, caused Spain and Portugal to lose power Monday, leaving millions of ...
Misleading claims and theories have been circulating online after Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France were hit by an ...
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