The Non-Confidential Report (182 pages) into the Iberian blackout

Posted by Paul McArdleWednesday 18th June 2025  4:15 PM   Topic: April 2025 power outage on Iberian Peninsula in Europe

Earlier today we wrote about the ‘News Release on the blackout on the Iberian Peninsula (on 28th April 2025) suggests overvoltage was the cause’.

At that time I could not find the full report – but have since been pointed to this 182-page ‘Non-confidential version of the report of the committee for the analysis of the circumstances surrounding the electricity crisis of April 28, 2025’ here:

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Alas, for luddites like me (who can’t speak Spanish) it’s pretty incomprehensible – so if someone can point to a ‘translated to English version’ in the comments, some readers would say thank-you!

 

PS1 … the report in (machine-translated) English

One of the other people on LinkedIn I am connected with, Lion Hirth, has helpfully attached a machine-translated English version of the report to his update this evening here.

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Paul McArdle
Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients. Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.

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