“renewables not to blame” is really splitting hairs since a key portion of the problem was lack of grid forming inverters at renewable generation sites.
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How do you square your title with the text in what you posted?
>Red Electrica said it had identified two incidents of ***power generation loss, probably from solar plants***, in southwestern Spain that ***caused instability in the electric system*** and led to a breakdown of its interconnection with France. The electrical system collapsed, affecting both the Spanish and Portuguese systems.
>However, in a span of just five minutes, between 1230 and 1235 local time (1030-1035 GMT) on Monday, ***solar PV generation plunged by more than 50%*** to 8 gigawatts (GW) from more than 18 GW, the data showed. The cause is unknown.
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There is nothing technical at that link
Apologies wrong link [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-could-be-behind-iberian-power-outage-2025-04-29/](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-could-be-behind-iberian-power-outage-2025-04-29/)
“renewables not to blame” is really splitting hairs since a key portion of the problem was lack of grid forming inverters at renewable generation sites.
How do you square your title with the text in what you posted?
>Red Electrica said it had identified two incidents of ***power generation loss, probably from solar plants***, in southwestern Spain that ***caused instability in the electric system*** and led to a breakdown of its interconnection with France. The electrical system collapsed, affecting both the Spanish and Portuguese systems.
>However, in a span of just five minutes, between 1230 and 1235 local time (1030-1035 GMT) on Monday, ***solar PV generation plunged by more than 50%*** to 8 gigawatts (GW) from more than 18 GW, the data showed. The cause is unknown.