#blackout

Power loss at a Granada substation triggered grid failures in Badajoz and Seville, causing a major blackout across Spain and Portugal.

Grid blackouts stem from technical instability, poor system resilience, and challenges tied to renewable integration, load shifts, and extreme disturbances.

Red Eléctrica reports 99 % of power back in mainland Spain as Madrid resumes transit services and Portugal reactivates substations after widespread outage.

Millions are affected as European grid failure disrupts daily life leaving airports, hospitals, and metro systems paralysed.

Electricity is gradually being restored in Cuba after a substation failure plunged the entire island into darkness for over 36 hours.

Early on Monday morning, a large area of Sofia experienced a power outage, affecting traffic lights and disrupting electricity supply to approximately 10 neighbourhoods

Cuba is facing a severe power crisis, with millions of people left without electricity for days.

A drone that a local resident used to spray pesticides crashed into a 110 kV power transmission line in Long An Province in southern Vietnam.

Tampa Electric Mobilizes Largest Crew in its History for Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction in Central Florida Electric Cooperative territory. Despite the challenging conditions, the co-op had managed to restore power to more than 12,000 consumer-members as of midday Saturday.