Re: Causes of the Gran Apagón (Spain), 65 corrective actions

On 2025-06-17 21:38, Carlos E.R. wrote:

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/expert-report-rules-out- cyber-attack-for-spain-and-portugal-april-blackout>
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<https://elperiodicodelaenergia.com/el-gobierno-aprueba-la-instalacion-de-compensadores-sincronos-y-refuerza-la-interconexion-con-francia/>
Energy policy
*The Government approves the installation of synchronous compensators and reinforces the interconnection with France*
The 65 actions are aimed at incorporating additional tools into the networks to facilitate voltage control, stability in the event of oscillations and, in general, to reinforce the electricity system
Redacción
Editorial staff
07/08/2025
The Council of Ministers, at the request of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (Miteco), has approved a list of specific actions to increase the resilience of the electricity grid, which will be incorporated as a new Specific Modification to the Development Plan for the Electricity Transmission Grid 2021-2026, the second, after the one implemented in 2024. The list includes 65 actions aimed at incorporating additional tools into the grids to facilitate voltage control, stability in the event of fluctuations and, in general, the reinforcement of the electricity system, both on the Spanish mainland and in the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands.
The actions include the installation of synchronous compensators for the first time on the mainland, as well as the incorporation of new units on the islands. These devices provide dynamic voltage control and, given their local nature, are distributed geographically to reinforce it in the different areas, complementing the equipment and solutions that the system already has for this function.
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Cheers, Carlos.