Report on Spain's nationwide blackout won't assign blame, antitrust chief says


Passengers walk to board high speed train at Joaquin Sorolla train station, after power begins to return following a huge outage that hit Spain and Portugal, in Valencia, Spain April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Miguel Gutierrez

MADRID, March ⁠17 (Reuters) - The upcoming report ⁠by Spain's antitrust and ‌energy watchdog CNMC on the massive blackout that hit the ​Iberian Peninsula last year ⁠will not ⁠assign blame for the outage, ⁠the ‌watchdog's chief said on Tuesday.

Spain and ⁠Portugal's widespread blackout on April ​28 ‌left large swathes of the ⁠two ​countries in the dark for up to 10 ⁠hours.

CNMC head Cani Fernandez ​told senators at a hearing that the report would ⁠include recommendations and conclusions, adding that the regulatory and technical mechanisms at the ​CNMC's disposal ⁠were sufficient to manage the ​system adequately.

(Reporting ‌by Pietro Lombardi; Writing ​by David Latona; Editing by Aislinn Laing)

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