EU Urges Spain to Cut Gas Power Use 40% After Blackout
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
EU Urges Spain to Cut Gas Power Use 40% After Blackout
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Summary
Brussels told Spain to reduce its post-blackout reliance on gas-fired plants for grid stability and instead strengthen the power system with better networks, interconnections and storage.
Voltage fluctuations were identified as a key cause of last year’s nationwide outage, prompting grid operator Red Eléctrica to keep more gas plants online as an emergency stabilizing measure.
ENTSO-E data analyzed by Bloomberg show Spain’s average daily minimum gas generation has climbed about 40% from pre-blackout levels.
The Commission’s push signals a broader preference for structural grid upgrades over prolonged dependence on fossil-fuel backup to balance Spain’s electricity system.