Red Eléctrica asked for calm. Immediately afterwards, thousands of Spaniards flocked to buy generators and camping gas.

“The ghost of the great blackout has once again haunted Spain,” This is how my partner summed it up after learning that Red Eléctrica Española had detected new “sudden voltage variations” in the peninsular network. The news was enough to reactivate a recent fear: being left in the dark again. And with that fear, the … Read more

Half a year after the blackout, Red Eléctrica still has problems stabilizing the voltage. And there is a geographical reason

Just six months ago, Spain was left in the dark. The “electric zero” of April 28, 2025 was the most serious warning of a system that he believed himself invulnerable. Since then, Red Eléctrica (REE) operates in “reinforced mode”with dozens of gas plants turned on every day to prevent tension from skyrocketing. But, half a … Read more

The government blames Red Eléctrica. Electric network blames electric. Electricity blames the Government and Red Eléctrica

Crossing accusations among the actors of the Spanish energy system. The Government of Spain published at the last minute of Tuesday the report that will submit to Brussels on the blackout of April 28, in which it indicates the poor planning of the network operator. Hours later, Red Electrica has submitted its own report, pointing … Read more

Sign up to Red Electrica for insufficient control

On April 28 at 12:33:30, an energy zero disconnected the electrical systems of Spain and Portugal from the rest of Europe. It was not a cyber attack, but a waterfall of surge and an insufficient control system, according to the Spanish government. The analysis committee report. Minister Sara Aagesen has presented 49 days after the … Read more

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