The April 2025 Blackout on the Iberian Peninsula: Lessons for the Energy Transition
🌍 On April 28, 2025, Spain and Portugal experienced an almost nationwide blackout, affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula. The incident, triggered by an overvoltage in the Spanish transmission grid, led to a rapid loss of about 15 gigawatts of electricity in Spain, corresponding to around 60% of its supply. Official investigations identified planning errors by […]