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Spain and Portugal power cut: how public and official responses have prevented this energy emergency from becoming a crisis
Robust systems, decisive moves by the authorities and responsible reactions from the public were all responsible for averting ...
Iberian Peninsula 'blackout' sparks spread of false theories online
With the lights now coming back on in the Iberian Peninsula, Euroverify fact-checks some of the false claims that circulated ...
Great blackout strikes EU nations
A massive power outage struck Spain and Portugal around noon on Monday, disrupting public transport and causing flight delays ...
Spain-Portugal power outage live: Train and flight delays bring travel chaos as officials hunt blackout cause
Power outages left tens of millions of people in Spain and Portugal in the dark on Monday. The blackouts shut off phone ...
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Knives out for renewables as Europe remains in dark over blackouts
Wind and solar in the firing line in some quarters as authorities hunt for answers to blackout on Iberian Peninsula ...
From Spain's heavy reliance on solar and wind to ‘anomalous oscillations' in power lines, scientists reveal what’s to blame for the Iberian Peninsula's cascading power o…
Experts say Spain and Portugal's blackout is likely due to a combination of factors including Spain 's reliance on green ...
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Power restored across Spain and Portugal after hours of widespread power outage
Power is gradually returning to most parts of Spain and Portugal after a widespread blackout plunged the Iberian Peninsula ...
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Power Cut: Why did Spain and Portugal Lose Electricity?
Spain, Portugal and parts of France lost power on 28 April with major cities including Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona affected ...
Brit tourist gives birth to premature baby in Costa Del Sol hotel garden amid Spain power cuts
A British woman in her 20s went into labour in the early hours of this morning at the Puente Real Hotel in Torremolinos on ...
What caused the Spain and Portugal blackouts? Experts say incident is a warning
From cyber attack to blame on renewables, conspiracy theories have exploded in wake of Spain and Portugal’s power outage ...
Spain and Portugal power outage sees panic-buying 'like Covid 2020'
The scenes unfolding on platforms such as TikTok and Facebook echo memories of the Covid pandemic in 2020, which had many ...
Spain’s power supply is almost fully restored after severe blackout
Power had almost fully returned to Spain early Tuesday morning as many questions remained about what caused one of Europe’s most severe blackouts across Spain and Portugal ...