Power supplies have been returning in Spain and Portugal after large parts ... Pic: Reuters Image: A view shows a transmission tower during a power outage near Barcelona in Spain.

Spain and Portugal switched their power back on after the worst blackout in their history on Monday. Picture: AP Photo/Miguel Oses “We are on a road to failure. There's no doubt in my mind.

MADRID — The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region not normally known for blackouts. Monday’s outage ...

This week’s blackout in Spain and Portugal confronted authorities with an unprecedented event: the first mass electrical outage on a grid largely powered by wind and solar energy. Spanish ...

Authorities in Spain and Portugal are trying to find out what caused a huge power cut in the countries earlier this week. The power cut caused chaos across Portugal and Spain and also affected ...

Electricity is pulsing through Spain and Portugal again after a massive outage knocked out power in both countries on Monday. So too are questions. It remains unclear what caused the sudden and ...

Lighting and power outlets were cut off during the blackout, and tube systems suddenly stopped working. An inexplicable power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, knocking out traffic lights ...

(Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images) Electricity was restored to almost all of Spain and Portugal on Tuesday morning following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula, but the ...

What exactly caused the massive power cuts that swept Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France? That is the question on the lips of every energy expert in Europe – and theories abound.

CHEERS erupted across Spain and Portugal on Monday night as electricity finally flickered back to life following a colossal blackout that plunged the Iberian peninsula into darkness. The major ...

In Portugal, a country of some 10.6 million people, the outage hit the capital, Lisbon, and surrounding areas, as well as northern and southern parts of the country. Parts of France were also ...