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Spain's Renewable Shift Mitigates Crisis Amid April Blackout

4/17/2026

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The April 2025 blackout in Spain drew criticism from U.S. lawmakers who attributed it to Spain's renewable energy policies.
A report by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) found multiple factors contributed to the outage.
Amid rising energy prices due to the Iran war, Carlos Cuerpo, the Spanish Economy Minister, praised Spain's shift to renewables and said it has mitigated the crisis's impact.
He noted that Spain's reliance on gas for electricity has decreased from 75% in 2019 to 16% in 2025.
Despite this progress, he acknowledged that citizens still face higher fuel and fertilizer costs.

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The April 2025 blackout in Spain drew criticism from U.S. lawmakers who attributed it to Spain's renewable energy policies.
A report by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) found multiple factors contributed to the outage.
Amid rising energy prices due to the Iran war, Carlos Cuerpo, the Spanish Economy Minister, praised Spain's shift to renewables and said it has mitigated the crisis's impact.
He noted that Spain's reliance on gas for electricity has decreased from 75% in 2019 to 16% in 2025.
Despite this progress, he acknowledged that citizens still face higher fuel and fertilizer costs.