economy
March 23, 2026
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Spain's Minister of Energy, Sara Aagesen, today called on electricity companies to release all data they have about the major power outage that affected Spain and Portugal last April, in order for the investigation into the causes to be fully transparent.
TL;DR
- Spain's Minister of Energy, Sara Aagesen, is calling for full transparency from electricity companies regarding a major power outage in Spain and Portugal last April.
- The minister stated there were no prior warnings before the blackout, and the immediate cause was a sudden voltage surge, though no specific responsibility has been determined.
- The outage lasted up to 16 hours in some areas, impacting public transport, air travel, hospitals, telecommunications, and the economy, with estimated losses of 1.6 billion euros.
- Industrial and food sectors were heavily affected, with some refineries taking over a week to resume full operations and significant financial losses reported in the meat industry.
- The minister expressed confidence in Spain's energy system's preparedness for future events and its ability to increase renewable energy share without grid collapse risk.