En solo cinco segundos, España perdió 15 gigavatios de electricidad, aproximadamente el 60% de su suministro. Portugal, cuya red está conectada a la de España, también se quedó sin electricidad.

The state power company, Red Eléctrica, countered the report on Wednesday, saying that it took reasonable measures to respond to the problems and was not to blame for the disruption.

Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica de Espana did not have enough thermal power plants left on during the peak hours of April 28. As a result, a surge in voltage led to the mass blackout.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the country's grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE), however, have both said record levels of renewable energy were not at fault for the blackout.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the country's grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE), however, have both said record levels of renewable energy were not at fault for the blackout.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the country's grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE), however, have both said record levels of renewable energy were not at fault for the blackout.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the country's grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE), however, have both said record levels of renewable energy were not at fault for the blackout.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the country's grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE), however, have both said record levels of renewable energy were not at fault for the blackout.

This has been used by members of the opposition party and nuclear advocates to suggest that overreliance on renewables was at fault — which both the country's grid operator Red Electrica de ...