Questions begin as Spain and Portugal recover from largest power cut in recent European history – Europe live

<p>Spain and Portugal report power supplies almost back to normal after day of chaos across the Iberian Peninsula</p><p><strong>Portuguese</strong> power network operator <strong>REN</strong> <strong>denied on Tuesday it was behind a message</strong> circulated on social media <strong>attributing</strong> <strong>the massive blackout</strong> across the Iberian peninsula <strong>to a rare atmospheric event</strong>, AFP reported.</p><p>“REN confirms we did not put out this statement,” spokesperson Bruno Silva told AFP, without giving further details.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/29/spain-portugal-power-cut-outage-barcelona-madrid-europe-latest-live-news">Continue reading...</a>