Archive · 18 Jun 2025
Spain Blames Grid, Generators for April Blackout
On April 28th, Spain and Portugal experienced a major blackout.
The government stated the grid couldn't handle voltage surges, and some power plants didn't help stabilize the system.
This caused a widespread outage, impacting over 50 million people.
The government has denied claims that the blackout was caused by the increase of renewable energy sources.
Spanish government blames grid operator and power generators for the April blackout.
The grid lacked capacity to control voltage surges.
Some plants did not operate as intended to stabilize the grid.
The blackout left over 50 million people without electricity in Spain and Portugal.
Officials deny the blackout was caused by renewable energy generation.
- Who
- Spanish grid operator and power generators.
- What
- Major blackout in Spain and Portugal.
- When
- April 28
- Where
- Spain and Portugal
- Why
- Voltage surge due to grid and plants' failures.
Government/Experts
Utilities
Root Causes
Government/Experts
The grid operator failed to schedule power generation properly.
Utilities
Lack of thermal power, mismanagement
Responsibility
Government/Experts
Utilities that should have controlled the voltage swings failed to do so.
Utilities
Utilities might have been complying with regulations
- Event
- Blackout
- Location
- Spain and Portugal
- Date
- April 28
- Cause
- Voltage Surges
- Affected Population
- 50+ million
- Government Official
- Sara Aagesen
Sources
Spanish power grid’s lack of control over voltage led to blackout
Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE led to massive blackout, report finds
'Overvoltage' Caused April Blackout, Spain Says
Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE contributed to massive blackout, report finds
