Whatever the root cause, one thing’s crystal clear: major blackouts don’t just switch off the lights; they send shockwaves ...

"The frequency decline likely began due to severe oscillations in high-voltage lines in southern France or inland Spain.

Electricity is pulsing through Spain and Portugal again after a massive outage knocked out power in both countries on Monday.

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The authorities are still trying to determine the cause of a widespread blackout that left tens of millions of people without ...

“We are responsible for ensuring that electricity is always available wherever you need it and for making it sustainable by ...

Alanna Gladstone, a 40-year-old film editor, had landed in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, on a flight from New York hours before ...

Electricity has returned to Spain and Portugal, but the cause of Monday's widespread blackout remains a mystery. It was one ...

Holidaymakers have been warned to ensure they are keeping coins and banknotes on them amid the threat of power outages.

Even as electricity was restored across Spain and Portugal after a daylong blackout, residents tried to make sense of 18 ...