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Spain’s Gas Use for Power Jumps 41% in First Half on Blackout

Summary by Bloomberg
Spain’s gas consumption for electricity generation soared 41% in the first half of the year, with the power grid relying heavily on the fossil fuel to stabilize the country’s power network in the wake of a nationwide blackout in April.

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22.6% of Spaniards hold the government responsible for the blackout of the peninsular electrical system on 28 April, while 20% believe that the Spanish Electricity Network (REE) was the main culprit, according to data from a survey conducted by The RepTrak Company of more than 2,500 people.On the other hand, private electricity companies are identified by 15.7% of those surveyed in the study carried out by the world's leading company in data and…

·Madrid, Spain
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Power plants, such as combined-cycle gas plants, provide more stability to network voltage than renewable sources

·Bogotá, Colombia
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Consenso del Mercado CdM In the first half of the year, coinciding with the date of the blackout last April 28, the consumption of gas for electricity generation in Spain recorded an increase of 41.2%, since it depended largely on fossil fuel to stabilize the electricity grid of the country. As Enagás has pointed out in a statement because of its results, the increase in the demand for gas for electricity generation was due to the "increase of …

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Wapa broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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