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Power is back on in Spain and Portugal, but questions remain about Monday’s blackout. Here’s what we know
Electricity is pulsing through Spain and Portugal again after a massive outage knocked out power in both countries on Monday.
Spain will take 'all necessary measures' to prevent another blackout, says PM
Power has now been fully restored in Spain and Portugal, as officials continue to investigate what caused the outage.
Power outages across Spain and Portugal affected millions. How to prepare for a major blackout
A widespread blackout across Spain and Portugal upended the lives of millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.
Spain’s Prime Minister Summoned Utilities to Discuss Blackout
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held a meeting Tuesday evening with executives from the country’s main utilities to ...
Cause of Spain power outage still unclear after mass blackout, travel chaos
Red Eléctrica, Spain’s electricity grid operator, ruled out a cyberattack, human error or unusual weather. Experts say it ...
UK Hit by Unexplained Power Failures Hours Before Spain, Portugal Blackout
The outages occurred just hours before the Iberian Peninsula was hit by power cuts that crippled the countries' ...
'Induced atmospheric vibration': Did rare weather event cause Europe's blackout?
Preliminary reports out of Europe about the massive blackout that left millions powerless say the cause may have been ...
Madrid Open players took blackout in stride, enjoyed time away from cellphones
Many of the tennis players who endured the power outage that brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill and disrupted the ...