The recent blackout in Spain and Portugal has highlighted the urgent need for a comprehensive upgrade of Europe's power grid.

The government in Madrid is still investigating the exact causes for the blackout, which disrupted public transport, ...

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Whatever the root cause, one thing’s crystal clear: major blackouts don’t just switch off the lights; they send shockwaves ...

Thousands of rail passengers in Spain have faced delays after copper cables used in the signalling system of a high-speed ...

Europe's outdated power grid and insufficient energy storage infrastructure will require trillions of dollars in investment ...

Spain has not reached any conclusions about what caused a major power outage on April 28, contrary to online claims saying ...

Sonia Dunlop, CEO of the Global Solar Council, explains what stakeholders across the energy ecosystem can learn from the ...

Until now, the government had said that the blackout on April 28 coincided with the loss of power generation in a plant in ...

A massive power outage that swept across Spain and Portugal on April 28, 2025, has not only disrupted daily life but also sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency sector, highlighting ...

Meanwhile, energy expert Carlos Cagigal explained the outage "probably happened" because Spain’s nuclear plants weren’t ...