Generation losses in the blackout began in Granada, Badajoz and Seville
The Third Vice President of the Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen, has stated that the generation losses in the electricity system during the blackout on April 28 began in Granada, Badajoz, and Seville.
"We clearly know it wasn't a problem of coverage, backup, or network size."
The Third Vice President of the Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen , who appears in Congress today, pointed out in response to a question from Popular Party MP Borja Sémper that "millions" of data are being analyzed , which have already revealed some elements of the incident that caused the collapse of the peninsular electricity system.
He recalled that it is already known that there were two oscillations half an hour before the Iberian Peninsula system with the rest of the European continent, as announced last week by Entso-E , the entity that brings together the European electricity transporters and system operators, which last Friday reported that half an hour before the blackout "two periods of power and frequency oscillations were observed in the synchronous zone of continental Europe."
The exact location of the power outages was, until now, unknown, as it had only been reported that they occurred in the southwest and south of the peninsula.
He also noted that with the data available so far , some hypotheses have already been ruled out thanks to the work carried out over the past two weeks. "We clearly know it wasn't a coverage issue , it wasn't a reservation issue, and it wasn't a network size issue," he said.
The possibility of a cyberattack as a possible cause of the blackout has now been completely ruled out, and the company confirms that, after analyzing the system operator (Red Eléctrica), the control centers, and the generating facilities, "no evidence has been found that the system operator has been the target of a cyberattack." "I think this is very good news. I repeat, there is no evidence that the system operator has been subjected to a cyberattack," he stated.
It remains to be determined to what extent the two oscillations felt 30 minutes before the April 28th zero had anything to do with the incident, since the peninsular electrical system is part of the pan-European system, which is "highly complex, with interrelated phenomena."
That's why the analysis of the blackout must go "far beyond blaming one generation source or another." "It's an analysis that can't be summarized in a sentence—it's impossible—nor can it be closed off falsely. This government certainly won't do so under that responsibility."
Semper believes the government and minister's explanations have been "regrettable." "They provided no information, but rather a lot of misinformation." "Why did Spain go dark?" he asked.
The government will continue to "work rigorously and not hypothesize," Aagesen responded, asserting that they will continue to work tirelessly to "identify the causes" of an issue of "extreme complexity" that "does not require simple solutions."
The minister also praised the restoration work carried out to restore the electrical system from scratch, which is also being analyzed by the government's investigative committee to "extract lessons learned and opportunities to be better prepared if necessary" in the future. The ongoing analysis will emphasize "implementing the necessary measures to prevent this from happening again."
The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee today called for increased investment and stronger coordination and resilience in European electricity networks, which must better integrate renewable sources.
"The blackout on the Iberian Peninsula painfully demonstrated how vulnerable our grids remain . It reminded us that the European energy transition will fail if we don't invest in infrastructure with the same strategy as we do in renewable energy," said Austrian liberal MEP and rapporteur for the text, Anna Sturgkh.
The rapporteur of the report, which was approved with 52 votes in favor, 9 against, and 2 abstentions and will be submitted to the European Parliament plenary in June, does not highlight the "failure" of the European Union.
On the contrary, interconnections with France helped restore electricity supply after the blackout on the Iberian Peninsula, the MEP explained, calling for greater involvement from the EU executive, according to Efe.
"The Commission must act decisively and prioritize grid and storage planning and coordination, or we will face a series of crises ," warned Sturgkh, who calls for " adequate funding" for energy in the next long-term EU budget .
The text approved by MEPs also calls for simplifying and streamlining the procedures for authorizing grid connections .
MEPs also call for the establishment of "a European action plan for networks" and underline "the need for significant investments and infrastructure upgrades to modernize and increase cross-border transmission capacity ."
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