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2025-05-06
Portugal continues to be disconnected from the Spanish grid and paying more because REN is waiting for more information (from Spain) on the reasons for the blackout
Spain's power grid is disconnected at least until Wednesday. The result is higher prices. REN is coordinated with the Government and is awaiting more detailed information on the reasons for the blackout.
2025-05-05
"No element" points at this stage to renewable energies, advances French operator
RTE admitted that wind and solar power, which covered about 70 percent of Spanish electricity production immediately before the blackout, was "significant but not unprecedented."
2025-05-05
Could it have been different? Why do we import energy from Spain?
A week later, what we know about the blackout in 10 questions and answers.
2025-05-05
Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration for Halting Wind Power Advance
Attorneys general are challenging an executive order signed by Trump during his first day in office, suspending approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects, both onshore and offshore.
2025-05-03
"Coal-fired power plants would not have made a difference in the blackout"
The Minister of Environment and Energy reveals the pressures that the Government has been putting on to increase electricity connections between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe, as well as the investments that are being prepared to...
2025-05-02
Renewables supply 90% of electricity consumption in April
Non-renewable energy production was responsible for supplying 8% of consumption, while the remaining 2% was supplied by imported energy.
2025-05-02
European Commission launches Clean Industry Act
New European strategy for competitive industries and quality jobs, for which more than €100 billion will be mobilised to support production in the EU.
2025-05-01
"It is not correct" to associate blackouts with renewable energy, says president of Spanish electricity company Red Eléctrica
Beatriz Corredor says that the cause of the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula has been practically localized, but there is still data to analyze.
2025-05-01
A blackout can never be avoided 100%
Interview with the CEO of REN.
2025-04-30
ZERO Association says that "it makes no sense to think about a return to coal-fired power plants"
Francisco Ferreira argues that the solution is renewable energies and interconnections. He says that Portugal has already been 100% supplied by renewables for several days, without any inconvenience.