Spain’s government said Tuesday that the massive April power outage across Spain and Portugal that left tens of millions of people disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors that left the grid unable to handle a surge in voltage.

‘Multifactorial’ systems failure blamed for catastrophic power loss

MADRID: A major power outage that struck the Iberian Peninsula in April was caused by “overvoltage” on the grid that led to “a chain reaction,” according to a government report…

Einem Untersuchungsbericht zufolge löste eine Überspannung im spanischen Netz eine Kettenreaktion von Schutzabschaltungen aus.

Spain and Portugal were disconnected from Europe's electricity grid for hours in April, causing chaos.

Spain’s government said Tuesday that the massive April power outage across Spain and Portugal that left tens of millions of people disconnected in seconds was caused by technical…

The report, made public on Tuesday, also blames power generators for the worst-ever blackout to have hit Spain and Portugal.

A blame game has erupted in Spain over the electricity blackouts that paralysed the region earlier this year, after the country's government blamed 'poor planning' on the national…

But Spanish grid operator Redeia disputes the findings of a government report.

The Spanish government ruled out a cyberattack, saying that a series of failures led to the nationwide blackout in April.

Die spanische Vizeministerin hat den Untersuchungsbericht zum Stromausfall vorgestellt.