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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.
2025-06-23
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.
2025-06-20
Portugal is the second country in the EU with the highest share of renewable electricity at the beginning of 2025.
Portugal recorded the second highest percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources in the European Union in the first quarter of 2025, at 86.6%, according to data released by Eurostat.