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)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Fetching votes: In Paris mayor's race, dogs dominate campaigns
Northern Ireland's Adams tells UK court he was never in IRA in civil trial over bombings
Kenyan court charges two men including Chinese citizen with smuggling live ants
Russian official say Ukraine's drone development means no region can feel safe, TASS reports
US Pacific Fleet to deploy wall-climbing, flying robots on ships
Exclusive-EU has adapted to US unpredictability, foreign policy chief says
Exclusive-EU seeks diplomatic solution for Hormuz Strait, Kallas says
UK, Finland, Netherlands consider joint defence financing, procurement
Pollution from Russian strike on Ukraine hydro plant cuts water to Moldovan city
Iraq in talks with Iran to safeguard oil tanker traffic through Hormuz

Others Also Read