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Explainer: How Spain’s reliance on solar energy is linked to ‘unprecedented’ blackout

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the country lost 60% of national electricity supply in just five seconds.

Last updated: April 29, 2025 3:23 pm
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Published: April 29, 2025
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A 'sudden and severe' imbalance in the Iberian Peninsula's power grid has been identified as the cause of the 'historic' blackout that affected Spain,

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