Investigations Continue into Major Power Blackout in Spain and Portugal

The initial event that triggered last months unprecedented power outage has been traced back to a substation in Granada.

Energy Minister Sara Aagesen reported a loss of two point two gigawatts of electricity, leading to a series of grid disconnections.

Investigations continue into the outage, with officials exploring several potential causes, however yesterday Ms. Aagesen formally ruled out a cyberattack and supply imbalance.