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2025-06-25
Graça Carvalho advocates for EU support for the modernization of electrical networks.
The Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, told Reuters that the blackout recorded in the Iberian Peninsula in April highlighted the urgent need to modernize European electrical grids so that they can keep pace with the growth in...
2025-06-24
Spain strengthens inspections and mechanisms for voltage control
The Spanish government approved today an "urgent measures package" related to the control of voltage overloads in the electrical system, which several reports released last week identified as the cause of the blackout in April on the Iberian Peninsula.
2025-06-24
ERSE approves pilot project for hydrogen injection for tests in the gas transport grid
This is a research and demonstration project, framed within the H2REN Program, to respond to the national and European energy policy guidelines in the field of hydrogen, namely in the National Hydrogen Plan.
2025-06-23
It was an excess of tension that caused the blackout, but electric companies blame the Spanish grid.
The association that brings together the major power companies shifts the blame for the blackout to the Spanish network operator. "One cannot confuse cause with consequence." What failed was the control of voltage in the network.