Spain Outage Was First of Its Kind, Worst in Decades, Group Says.

The article discusses the unprecedented blackout that occurred in Spain on April 28, which was the most severe incident affecting European power networks in the last two decades, according to the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (Entso-E). The blackout left over 50 million people without electricity and was attributed to a series of power generation disconnections and abnormal voltage surges, marking a first for such an event in Europe. The article highlights ongoing investigations into the causes, including criticisms of Spain's reliance on renewable energy without adequate measures to manage power surges, and the need for improved grid resilience. A final report detailing the findings and recommendations for preventing future incidents is expected in the first quarter of the following year. [Extracted from the article]