Spain's April blackout caused by grid failures and miscalculations, not cyberattack
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Spain's government announced that the April blackout affecting Spain and Portugal was caused by technical and planning errors, including a voltage surge and inadequate grid management, not a cyberattack. The outage, which lasted about 12 seconds, disrupted critical infrastructure and was linked to poor planning by the grid operator and the shutdown of certain power plants. The government confirmed there was no evidence of foreign cyber-sabotage and emphasized that the event was due to technical issues, not cyber threats, amidst ongoing debates about the role of renewable energy in grid stability.
- Spain says April blackout was caused by grid failures and poor planning, not a cyberattack CNN
- Blackout in Spain and Portugal caused by 'voltage surge' DW
- Full-scale power failure that shut down Iberian peninsula had no single cause but was not cyber-attack, Spain says – as it happened The Guardian
- Spain's government blames huge blackout on grid regulator and private firms BBC
- Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE contributed to massive blackout, report finds Reuters
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