Spain and Portugal suffered the worst blackout in living memory in Europe this week. ‘People were stunned’: how massive blackout unfolded across Spain and Portugal Read moreDid renewable energy play a part? Spain and Portugal lead the EU in renewables and were sourcing about 80% of their electricity from solar and wind when the blackout hit on Monday. Pratheeksha Ramdas, a senior analyst at Rystad Energy, said: “We cannot say that high wind and solar power caused the blackout – in the days before we saw far greater amounts of renewables on the system. Yet there’s limited research into how climate change will affect future power systems, or how to design grids that are truly robust.” Spain and Portugal power outage: what caused it, and was there a cyber-attack?

Source: The Guardian April 30, 2025 17:11 UTC