Pedro and the Energy Wolf: “The Blackout Is Coming!”

2025-10-24T09:05:00+02:00

Note: A play on words - not a political one. Before anyone jumps to conclusions, let’s clarify: no, this is not an article about Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. The name “Pedro” here is purely a literary coincidence — a nod to one of Aesop’s m [...]

Pedro and the Energy Wolf: “The Blackout Is Coming!”2025-10-24T09:05:00+02:00

Uncertainty threatens to once again cripple the industry amid the risk of new blackouts

2025-10-10T10:09:46+02:00

Industry must seize the gravity of the moment to demand transparency and agility in the execution of the investment already planned for the transmission network. Its energy management cannot be limited to savings but must evolve towards a strategy of [...]

Uncertainty threatens to once again cripple the industry amid the risk of new blackouts2025-10-10T10:09:46+02:00

Royal Decree-Law 7/2025 (“Anti-Blackout Decree”) promotes electrification as a pillar of power system resilience

2025-07-04T10:35:14+02:00

4 July 2025 Royal Decree-Law 7/2025 of 24 June, popularly known as the “Anti-Blackout Decree”, emerges as an urgent legislative response to the electricity crisis of 28 April 2025, with the aim of strengthening the resilience of Spain’s power system. [...]

Royal Decree-Law 7/2025 (“Anti-Blackout Decree”) promotes electrification as a pillar of power system resilience2025-07-04T10:35:14+02:00

Positioning of Foro Industria y Energía (FIE) on the Government Report on the Power Outage of April 28, 2025

2025-06-20T10:58:55+02:00

June 20, 2025 The recent publication of the report by the Committee analyzing the power outage of April 28, 2025, has been received with great interest by the industrial sector. For Foro Industria y Energía (FIE), this document, far from dispelling a [...]

Positioning of Foro Industria y Energía (FIE) on the Government Report on the Power Outage of April 28, 20252025-06-20T10:58:55+02:00

The energy survivor bias: what only becomes visible when the lights go out

2025-05-16T11:25:32+02:00

As in Wald’s airplanes, we must not reinforce the obvious, but the critical. May 16, 2025 Today we celebrate the International Day of Light, but this year’s commemoration is marked by the notorious blackout on April 28. This outage was a powerful rem [...]

The energy survivor bias: what only becomes visible when the lights go out2025-05-16T11:25:32+02:00

Is it time to bring back the National Energy Commission?

2025-05-08T16:40:45+02:00

May 8, 2025 Although the Council of Ministers approved in September 2024 the draft law to re-establish the National Energy Commission (Comisión Nacional de la Energía, CNE), its effective implementation and full empowerment are still pending. Some ci [...]

Is it time to bring back the National Energy Commission?2025-05-08T16:40:45+02:00

Electrification or “Electrifixation”? Is the blackout a black swan?

2025-05-08T09:53:15+02:00

April 30, 2025 When an entire country loses electricity, it's not just the assembly lines that stop: doubt also creeps into the industrial sector. The energy transition doesn't happen in a controlled laboratory: climatic, geopolitical, and technical [...]

Electrification or “Electrifixation”? Is the blackout a black swan?2025-05-08T09:53:15+02:00
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