The blackout persisted throughout the day, as authorities scrambled to reboot the power grid. In some parts of the peninsula it was almost 24 hours before life returned to normal.

Here's the assessment from the SO in the aftermath of the 2025 blackout, which saw Spain lose 60% of its electricity supply within 5 seconds.

Spain has declared a state of emergency after a mass power blackout caused chaos across the Iberian Peninsula. The unprecedented power outage across large parts of Spain and Portugal has caused ...

They found themselves prisoners of it for hours when an unprecedented blackout impacted at least 55 million people after the Iberian Peninsula electric grid system failed.

They found themselves prisoners of it for hours when an unprecedented blackout impacted at least 55 million people after the Iberian Peninsula electric grid system failed.

The Iberian Peninsula blackout continues to be investigated. Lots of finger-pointing is going on between Spain’s grid operator, the government, and plant operators.

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's power grid operator REE miscalculated its power capacity needs on the day that a surge in voltage caused a massive blackout across the Iberian peninsula in April, a ...

A 160 kW / 250 kWh standalone battery system installed by Spanish manufacturer Zigor Corporación ensured uninterrupted power for the village of San Vicente del Monte during a major blackout that ...

Demand was low, just 25 GW, well below winter peaks, and wholesale power prices hovered around €18.5/MWh as solar generation surged across the Iberian Peninsula.

Spain's Repsol said on Thursday its second-quarter adjusted profit beat expectations despite a 175 million euro ($206 million ...

Spain and Portugal are positioning themselves at the forefront of Europe's renewable transition, viewing the energy shift not as a cost, but as an industrial opportunity, although the region faces new ...