Smarter Integration of Renewables Could Have Prevented the Blackout in Spain and Portugal
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 28, 2025
A few seconds later, Spain’s connection to the electric grid in France and the rest of Europe was severed, followed by a nearly complete power outage across Portugal and Spain, the two nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula. Around 12:30pm local time on Monday, April 28, over two gigawatts (GW) of generation in Spain went offline.
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