16 h. ago Spain's socialist authorities 'were experimenting with how far they could push reliance on renewable energy' before country suffered huge power blackout

As people wait for answers about what caused the dystopian power cut, several have questioned Spain's heavy reliance on renewable energy sources.

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33 h. ago Spanish grid operator faults big power plants in blackout blame game

Some large electricity generators were not doing their job to help control voltage, claims parent company’s chair

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1 week ago Spain probes cyber weaknesses at small power plants after blackout

Madrid says ‘everything remains on the table’ as it seeks to identify the cause of massive April 28 outage

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2 w. ago Spain hit by more blackouts as 'tens of thousands' left without power in Canary Islands a week after nationwide outages

Local media reported that thousands of locals and holidaymakers across the island were left without power for nearly two hours after a blackout occurred at around 10am local time.

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2 w. ago Spain power outage LIVE: Tens of thousands hit by fresh Canary Islands blackout

Thousands of people have been affected by a fresh power outage in Spain after a major incident at the end of last month led to an unprecedented state of emergency

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2 w. ago Spain's train network grinds to a halt after vital signalling cables stolen in ‘act of sabotage'

It comes just a week after Spain and Portugal suffered an unprecedented and unexplained power blackout

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2 w. ago Power on British tourist hotspot fully restored following mass blackout

The blackout comes just days after Spain and Portugal were brought to a standstill

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3 w. ago Best portable power stations and generators to prepare for a blackout – from £36.99

Power cuts are hitting closer to home – here are some of the best power stations, banks and generators you can grab now.

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3 w. ago The £41 gadget everyone in Spain wishes they’d had during the mystery blackout

After Spain’s mystery power cut left millions without any way to get updates, UK households are snapping up wind-up emergency radios as government advice warns us to prepare for 72 hours off-grid.

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3 w. ago Spain power outage deaths confirmed as five people die in major blackout

Five people tragically lost their lives in the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula, with authorities now launching a probe into what caused the unprecedented incident

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3 w. ago Spain's electricity supplier warned green power could trigger system 'disconnections' TWO MONTHS before grid's 'total collapse'

REE's Operations Chief today admitted that it was possible that solar power could be to blame for Monday's outages, but added that it was too early to say for sure.

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3 w. ago Did Spain’s push for renewable energy have any impact on its mass power blackout?

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

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3 w. ago Inside 12 hours of chaos in Spain during an unprecedented power blackout

From people being unable to withdraw money or fill up with petrol, to those hit by train and flight cancellations, Alicia Fabregas reports from Barcelona on the impact of Spain’s mass power cut

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3 w. ago Wild conspiracy theories flood the internet after Spanish power blackout as sleuths blame alien attack, chem trails and US EMP strikes

The massive outage left thousands of people stranded in trains and elevators, while millions saw phone and internet coverage die.

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3 w. ago Mystery as Britain hit by unexplained power outages hours before Spain and Portugal blackout

Control room staff at the National Energy System Operator (Neso) in Britain noticed unusual activity on two occasions on Sunday, in the early morning and the evening.

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3 w. ago In the Madrid power cuts, I saw patience and common sense – but we were woefully unprepared | María Ramírez

People queued calmly for torches and shared radios, but our vulnerability in an internet-reliant world was badly exposedAt the entrance to a healthcare centre on Trafalgar Street, in my densely populated, central Madrid neighbourhood, somebody had stuck a sign: “We ask for patience and common sense.” The door was half open as doctors and nurses calmly tended to emergencies inside.Patience and common sense is a very good way to describe what I witnessed in Madrid throughout the big blackout. We had no light, no power, no phone signal, not even water in some apartment buildings. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spain over the worst, investigating the causes and determined to prevent repeat of massive power blackout, PM says – Europe live

Spain and Portugal electricity services returning to normal after being hit by biggest power cut in recent European history Portuguese power network operator REN denied on Tuesday it was behind a message circulated on social media attributing the massive blackout across the Iberian peninsula to a rare atmospheric event, AFP reported.“REN confirms we did not put out this statement,” spokesperson Bruno Silva told AFP, without giving further details. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brits brave the Benidorm blackout: Tourists celebrate as lights come back on after huge Spanish power outage left strip looking like a 'ghost town'

The popular holiday destination famous for its heaving night life was forced to close all of its shops and most of its bars as all businesses and residents were left without power.

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3 w. ago Ian Rankin: John Rebus author caught on underground train during Portugal power outage

Crime author Ian Rankin has been caught up in the mass power blackout in Portugal

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3 w. ago Electricity restored to 90% of Spain and most of Portugal after massive power outage

The outage, blamed by operators on temperature variations, left tens of millions without electricityLights flickered back to life across most of Spain and Portugal on Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula, stranding passengers in trains and elevators while millions lost phone and internet coverage.Electricity had been restored to nearly 90% of mainland Spain by early on Tuesday, the grid operator REE said. Power was restored overnight to around 6.2m households in Portugal out of 6.5m, according to the national electricity grid operator. Lights also came on again in Madrid and in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon. Continue reading...

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