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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 people affected, with…

Spain is one of Europe's biggest producers of solar and wind power

From cyber attack to blame on renewables, conspiracy theories have exploded in wake of Spain and Portugal’s power outage

Spain and Portugal recovered their electricity supply and a semblance of normalcy on Tuesday after a crippling blackout of unknown causes that disrupted daily life for millions.

Rare weather conditions also thought unlikely to be behind blackout as 99.95% of Spain’s electricity supply is restored

Many Australians struggle to keep themselves cool affordably and effectively, particularly with rising electricity prices. This is becoming a major health concern, especially for our most vulnerable people such as the elderly, pregnant women and people with cardiovascular diseases.

Common Wealth says private gas-fired stations can charge exorbitant fees when renewable energy is in short supply

Officials in Spain and Portugal are racing to restore electricity after a huge power outage that grounded flights, paralyzed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs, upending the lives of tens of millions of people and turning airports and train stations into campgrounds for stranded travelers

The report aims to ‘get some objective truths on the costs’ amid public debate over the growing transmission network, the authors said.