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Massive Blackout in Spain: Redeia Forced to Make Record Investments to Avoid a New Energy Disaster - Economic Scenarios
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Some Tips On Outages & Recovery From HDI Global
Following the major blackout on the Iberian Peninsula in April 2025, the issue of business resilience is becoming increasingly important, particularly regarding power failures. Volker Reimann, risk engineer at HDI Risk Consulting, an internal division [...] The post Some Tips On Outages & Recovery From HDI Global appeared first on .
This is the end of a several-week investigation into the blackout that hit Spain and Portugal last April. We know, indeed, which power plant was the starting point of the incident, and it is one of the largest in the country. If the blackout that took place on 28 April last in Spain was caused by a set of factors, we finally know which power plant was responsible for the first power oscillations that caused a cascade of malfunctions. According t…
After the big blackout on the Iberian Peninsula in April 2025, the topic of Business Resilience is gaining in importance, especially in the case of power outages.
Renewables not to blame for major Iberian power outage
Spanish police directed traffic during the April power outage. Photo credit: P4K1T0 – Own work, CC0 – via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen In April, a severe power outage impacted Spain and Portugal. In the immediate aftermath, some commentators and analysts were quick to blame the outage on renewables without supporting their claim with evidence. But last month, following an investigation, the Spanish government could unveil a different cause. An…
Spain’s TSO defends itself against blackout blame game
Corredor and Merino. Image courtesy Redeia Redeia’s president Beatriz Corredor has defended the actions of the Spanish grid operator during the April blackout “before, during, and after the incident”. Corredor spoke during a shareholder meeting, where she survived an off-agenda resolution from two minority shareholders, proposing her dismissal. 98% endorsed Corredor as head of the Board, rejecting the proposal. Said Corredor: “The zero on the Ib…
Spain faces a crucial challenge on its way to a decarbonised energy system: modernizing its electricity distribution network. Although the country is already one of the largest net exporters of renewable electricity in Europe and enjoys some of the lowest wholesale prices on the continent, the lack of a flexible and digitised network threatens to slow its potential and weaken the objectives of the European Green Deal.
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