Spain’s 2025 Blackout and the Real Lessons for Renewable Grids
Thursday, 26 June 2025 () It was a sunny, unremarkable Monday in April. Demand was low, just 25 GW, well below winter peaks, and wholesale power prices hovered around €18.5/MWh as solar generation surged across the Iberian Peninsula. At first glance, the conditions seemed ideal for a high-renewables day. But behind the scenes, several things were already going wrong. A large number of high-voltage (400 kV) transmission lines in central Spain were offline for maintenance. One of the two HVDC interconnectors to France was down. And while Spain was exporting power at…
In mid-April, Spain’s socialist government bragged that, for the first time, the nation was powered by 100 percent “renewable” energy—mostly solar and wind. One week later, Spain, Portugal,..
A massive blackout has crippled Spain, Portugal, and parts of France and Belgium. Millions face chaos as power cuts hit airports, metros, roads, and telecommunications. Emergency meetings are underway..
Thursday, 26 June 2025 ()
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