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Shedding light on the Iberian blackout

The panel of experts created by European grid operator ENTSO-E to investigate the blackout that left most of mainland Spain and Portugal without power for several hours on April 28, 2025, has published a comprehensive report on the events leading to the incident: pv magazine España’s Pilar Sanchez Molina examined the report, which fundamentally aligns with the earlier official account of the incident presented by the Spanish government.

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Pilar Sánchez Molina

03 Nov 2025

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People walk along Preciados Street in Madrid toward Callao Square during the April 2025 blackout. | Image: Danieltarrino/ Wikimedia Commons

The panel of experts formed by ENTSO-E to investigate the April 28 blackout published its comprehensive report on Oct. 3, 2025, outlining the facts of the incident that led Spain and Portugal to experience the “most serious blackout in Europe in the last 20 years.” This preliminary report comprises a 264-page account, and fundamentally aligns …

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