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Spanish government reports on cause of Iberian blackout

  • 2025-06-20 06:06:09
  • David Flin

The Spanish Government has issued a report on its findings into the cause of the blackout that affected Spain and Portugal on 28 April 2025. The report states that the primary cause of the blackout was the failure of Spanish grid operator REE to calculate an adequate energy mix and maintain voltage levels.

Zimbabwe seeks €8 billion to boost power generation capacity

  • 2025-06-06 06:02:54
  • David Flin

July Moyo, Zimbabwe’s Energy and Power Development Minister, said that the country needs up to €8 billion in energy investments to double its current power generation capacity and meet rising electricity demand.

Transpower warns New Zealand at higher risk of blackouts in winter 2026

  • 2025-05-16 06:28:33
  • David Flin

Transpower, New Zealand’s national grid operator, has said that the country is at a higher risk of electricity outages from winter 2026.

Substation in Granada identified as start-point of Spain blackout

  • 2025-05-15 05:27:39
  • David Flin

Sara Aagesen, Spain’s Energy Minister, said that a failure at a substation in Granada, followed by failures seconds later in Badajoz and Seville triggered the extensive blackout across Spain and Portugal last month.

Siemens Energy expands its range of F-gas-free switchgear

  • 2025-05-08 06:54:45
  • David Flin

Siemens Energy, in consortium with Elia, Belgian’s transmission system operator, is developing a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) for 420 kV lines that operates without any fluorinated gases (F-gases).

Germany to save €1.5 billion by phasing out power payments

  • 2025-04-24 05:21:04
  • David Flin

Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur, the regulatory body overseeing the country’s energy grid, has proposed phasing out payments currently made to smaller conventional power generation units over the period 2026-2028.

Puerto Rico suffers major blackout

  • 2025-04-17 06:11:30
  • David Flin

Puerto Rico suffered an island-wide blackout on 16 April, leaving all 1.4 million electricity consumers without power at one point.

Guyana’s blackout caused by outage at Kingston power station

  • 2025-04-11 05:43:17
  • David Flin

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said that a prolonged blackout on 10 April was caused by a problem at the diesel-fired Kingston Power Station.

Samoa declares state of emergency over power blackouts

  • 2025-03-31 07:34:02
  • David Flin

The Samoan government has declared a 30-day state of emergency as the main island of Upolu grapples with a severe power crisis. Major disruptions to Samoa’s electricity supply have affected the country, with power rationing in place since February.

Electricity returns to Chile after major blackout

  • 2025-02-27 06:19:10
  • David Flin

Power has been restored to most of Chile after the country’s most disruptive power blackout in 15 years.

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