Pedro Sánchez calls his country a ‘global benchmark’ in the transition to greener energy, but prices — and profits — have ...

Spain generated nearly 57% of its electricity in 2024 from renewable energy sources like wind, hydropower and solar, according to Red Eléctrica, the country's grid operator.

Spain’s blackout came at a time when its grid has been running on somewhere between 70 percent and 75 percent of input from renewables—an all-time high.

Here's the assessment from the SO in the aftermath of the 2025 blackout, which saw Spain lose 60% of its electricity supply ...

Solar photovoltaic (PV) accounted for 59 per cent of Spain's electricity at the time of the blackout, wind nearly 12 per cent, nuclear almost 11 per cent and combined cycle gas plants 5 per cent ...

Solar panels on the Seat Cupra SA plant in Martorell, Spain, on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Spain is at the forefront of Europe’s transition to renewable energy, having generated nearly 57% of its electricity in 2024 from renewable energy sources like wind, hydropower and solar.

"There were no significant solar events in the 72 to 24 hours preceding the power blackout in Spain [April 28] or the recent comms issue [May 20] solar and astrophysical researcher Scott McIntosh ...

After Spain's blackout, questions about renewable energy are back The Asco I nuclear power station, center, is seen near houses in the small town of Asco, Spain in Tuesday, April 15, 2008.

Spain generated nearly 57% of its electricity in 2024 from renewable energy sources like wind, hydropower and solar, according to Red Eléctrica, the country’s grid operator.