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Portugal blames France for delays to power links after Iberian blackout

On April 28, a widespread blackout affected Spain and Portugal, leaving millions without power for nearly ten hours.
The blackout stemmed from abrupt power generation failures in southern Spain and was worsened by limited cross-border energy support from France.
The outage halted rail services, telecommunication, and airports, causing panic buying and business closures across the affected areas.
Portugal's acting energy minister emphasized the need for an independent probe led by ACER, highlighting that the agency could ensure greater trust, neutrality, and openness in the investigation.
Portugal intends to request that the European Commission intervene with France to enhance electricity interconnections, citing Iberia’s limited grid connections as a factor delaying cross-border power flows.

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Hindustan Times

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Portugal Wants European Regulators' Agency to Lead Iberia Outage Investigation

SPAIN-ENERGY/OUTAGES-PORTUGAL:Portugal wants European regulators' agency to lead Iberia outage investigation

2 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Spain and Portugal Called on the EU to Strengthen Iberian Electricity Connections

Spain and Portugal on Wednesday called on the European Union (EU) to urgently strengthen electricity connections between the Iberian Peninsula and France to avoid another possible major blackout.

3 days ago·Estonia

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Spain and Portugal Insist by Letter to Brussels and France that They Meet the 10% Interconnection Target, Which Does Not Reach 3%

The governments of Spain and Portugal return to the burden in demand of the promised and unfulfilled electricity interconnections with France, which, at least Madrid, considers one of the reasons that aggravated the April 28 blackout. They will send letters jointly to the European Commission and the government of France to demand that the objective of interconnection between the Peninsula and the rest of the EU be met, which was to be 10% by 202…

5 days ago·Madrid, Spain

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El Pais

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Spain and Portugal Join in Pressure on France and Brussels to Increase Interconnections After the Big Blackout

The governments of both countries agree to send two letters to Brussels and Paris to achieve greater power transmission capacity through the Pyrenees to gain safety

5 days ago·Spain

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A New IEA Report and the Iberian Blackout End Dreams of an ‘Energy Transition’

5 days ago·Arlington, United States

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Financial Post

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Portugal Eases Limits on Power Imports From Spain After Blackout

(Bloomberg) — Portugal will continue to ease limits on the electricity interconnection capacity for imports from Spain after trading between the two countries was halted last month due to a blackout.

6 days ago·Canada

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