🇪🇸 | 🔴 AL BORDE DE UN SEGUNDO APAGÓN: Nadie lo ha notado, pero hoy España ha estado a punto de sufrir un segundo…
Summary
Spain's power grid narrowly avoided a second blackout on January 28, 2026, when excessive winds forced the automatic shutdown of numerous wind farms just as demand was rising due to cold weather. Red Eléctrica activated emergency demand response measures and increased gas and nuclear production to stabilize the system, but the incident highlights vulnerabilities in Spain's rapidly transitioning energy system to renewables without adequate backup capacity.
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