Spain Discloses New Power Grid Failure on Day of the Blackout

Spain’s high-voltage electricity grid suffered more power generation disruptions than previously known ahead of the country’s largest ever blackout, the government said.

“There is new information: there was a third loss of power generation” that occurred 19 seconds before the blackout and adds to two that were previously known, Environmental Transition Minister Sara Aagesen, the country’s top energy policymaker, said on Monday in an interview with broadcaster TVE. “We are seeking to identify the plants” where the generation collapsed and why this happened.