Spain and Portugal 2025 blackout caused by 'multiple factors'
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- On 28 April 2025, Spain and Portugal experienced an unprecedented blackout lasting several hours, affecting schools, businesses, transport, and some areas of southern France near the border.
- The blackout originated in Spain and was caused by multiple interacting factors, including an uncontrolled voltage surge and misaligned voltage controls among local energy generators.
- The Spanish grid's wider voltage range and insufficient reactive power assets contributed to the system's instability and cascading failures.
- Entso-e described the event as the most severe blackout in Europe in 20 years, highlighting its major societal impact and the complexity of the incident.
- The blackout sparked political debate in Spain, with critics questioning the government's energy policies and the plan to phase out nuclear power amid a
