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Photos show the impact of a massive blackout across Spain, Portugal, and parts of France
Play was halted at the Madrid Open tennis tournament, while the Spanish capital's metro system ground to a stop.
Spain was given the light on gas: the reason for the blackout is being sought at the border with France
Spain is recovering from the blackout. Despite the shutdown of nuclear power plants, the country's power system is gaining ...
ScienceAlert15h
The Rare Vibration Phenomenon That May Explain Europe's Huge Blackout
Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said the exact cause of the blackout is yet to be determined. In early reporting, Portugal's grid operator REN was quoted as blaming the event on a rare ...
The Washington Post1d
Massive power outage hits Spain and Portugal
Spain and France experienced a major blackout on July 24, 2021, but it lasted less than an hour. Previous power outages in Europe have been caused by technical problems, lightning strikes and ...
France 242h
Renewable energy in the dock in Spain after blackout
Fierce debate raged in Spain on Wednesday over the role its reliance on renewable energy may have had in this week's blackout ...
El Mundo on MSN7h
Why has the price of electricity multiplied by five after the major blackout? Everything we know (and don't know) about the outage
Two days after the blackout, there are some certainties about the outage, although many doubts remain. The cause of the ...
'It won't happen again,' Spain's grid operator says in Iberian blackout aftermath
Red Eléctrica ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of the power outage but confirmed that Spain's High Court was still ...
Euro Weekly News1d
Spain’s blackout and its French connection
While pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for the Spain, Portugal and France blackout, there are more solid technical ...