Spain’s April blackout was not due to cyberattack, new report shows – National

Six weeks later Spain And Portugal underwent a Massive powerThe Madrid authorities published an official report on Tuesday, saying that the APRIL cascading panel which left tens of millions disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors that led to the failure of the grid.

The Spanish Minister of Ecological Transition, Sara Aages, who manages the country’s energy policy, said at a press conference that small grid failures, concentrated in southern Spain, had led to a chain reaction among the largest.

She completely judged that failure was due to a cyber attack.

The failure of April 28 suddenly started after 12:30 p.m. in Spain and lasted nightfall, disturbing businesses, public transport systems, cellular networks, Internet connectivity and other critical infrastructure. Spain has lost 15 gigawatts of electricity – about 60% of its supply. Portugal, whose grid is connected to that of Spain, has also fallen. Only the island territories of the countries have been spared.

“All of this occurred in 12 seconds, most of the loss of power occurring in just five seconds,” said Aages.

The energy was fully restored by the early hours of the next day.

The Minister said that several technical causes that have contributed to the event, including “bad planning” by network operators who have not found a replacement for a power station which was supposed to help balance the fluctuations of power. She also said that some smaller substations that operators have closed preventively when the disturbances have started could have stayed online to help manage the system.

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The government’s report included analysts from the Spanish national security agencies, which, according to the minister, concluded, there was no indication of cyber-sabotage by foreign actors.

The only solid information made public shortly after the drop in the system came from the operator of the Spanish network Red Eléctrica, who had reduced the source of the failure of two separate incidents in the south of Spain where the deposits had failed.

In the weeks following the electricity failure, citizens and experts wondered what triggered the event in a region that does not know current failures and the trigger of a fierce debate on the question of whether the high levels of renewable power of Spain had something to do with the failure of the network.

Spain is at the forefront of the transition from Europe to renewable energies, having generated almost 57% of its electricity in 2024 from renewable energy sources such as wind, hydroelectricity and solar energy. The country also removes its nuclear power plants.

The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pushed such speculations and defended renewable energies. He asked for patience and declared that his government would not “dedicate a single millimeter” of its energy transition plans, which include the objective of generating 81% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

–Joseph Wilson reported in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

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