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

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

Nuclear power is needed to stabilise Spain's electrical system and the country should rethink its planned phase-out following ...

Spain’s high-voltage electricity grid suffered more power generation disruptions than previously known ahead of the country’s ...

Spain’s nationwide blackout this week has put a spotlight on potential vulnerabilities in its system that may offer warnings ...

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The countries’ top officials were trying to determine the cause of an outage that left tens of millions of people across the ...

Red Eléctrica, Spain’s electricity grid operator, ruled out a cyberattack, human error or unusual weather. Experts say it ...

Even as electricity was restored across Spain and Portugal after a daylong blackout, residents tried to make sense of 18 ...

Play was halted at the Madrid Open tennis tournament, while the Spanish capital's metro system ground to a stop.

The contrast in headlines, separated only by a week, should be sobering for those who push for renewable energy. On ...

If a power plant fails or if electricity demand increases too quickly, they help stabilise the grid by releasing the kinetic energy stored in the rotors.