The massive power outage in Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about whether Europe’s power grid is ready for the rapid electrification and ramping up of renewable energy sources like wind and solar called for by EU climate policy and increasingly seen as a geopolitical imperative.
One theory that has been gaining traction in the hours since the power outage just after 12:30 on Monday is that the collapse was triggered by the failure of a high voltage power line between France and Spain.
