Spain sets up commission to probe blackout: PM

MADRID: Spain has set up a commission to investigate the causes of a sweeping blackout that paralysed the Iberian Peninsula, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday (Apr 29). The announcement came as the country's top criminal court announced a …

Spain and Portugal power cut: how public and official responses have prevented this energy emergency from becoming a ...

For Spain and Portugal, 28 April 2025 will go down in history as the day of “el gran apagón”, the big blackout. The outage, which affected the two countries simultaneously, was one of the 15 largest power cuts in world history in terms of the number of …

Spain lights up after massive blackout

NewsFeedPeople cheered and danced in Spain’s streets as power was restored following a massive, hours-long blackout. Spain and Portugal, which was also impacted, had nearly full power back by early Tuesday. The cause of the outage remains unclear. …

The lights are back on in Spain and Portugal, but nobody knows why they went out

Portugese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said Monday he did not know what caused the blackout but said “everything indicates” that it originated in neighboring Spain. His Spanish counterpart, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, said Monday he was also not sure …

Spain’s power supply is almost fully restored after severe blackout

MADRID -- Power had almost fully returned to Spain early Tuesday morning as many questions remained about what caused one of Europe’s most severe blackouts that grounded flights, paralyzed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs …

Watch: Spain, Portugal hit by massive power outage

A power outage affected the entire Iberian Peninsula on Monday and briefly impacted a part of France. Power had almost fully returned early in the morning of Tuesday, April 29, but many questions remained about what caused one of Europe's most severe …

Spain’s power supply is almost fully restored after one of Europe’s most severe blackouts

Massive power outage throws Spain and Portugal into chaos

A public clock frozen at the time the power outage began, affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula, in Burgos (Spain), April 28, 2025. CESAR MANSO / AFP Using their cell phones to light up the darkened aisles of a large Chinese bazaar in the suburbs of …

Could the UK be vulnerable to a nationwide power outage like Spain and Portugal?

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What caused the Spain and Portugal blackouts? Experts say incident is a warning

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