Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001844/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Dolors Montserrat (PPE)
On 28 April 2025, Spain suffered the largest power outage in recent history, with a total system collapse affecting the general supply and critical infrastructure. This episode followed other incidences of instability in previous days, and came against a backdrop of increasing use of renewable energies and planned decommissioning of nuclear power plants.
It should be noted that the current Chair of REDEIA, Beatriz Corredor – who was the Socialist Minister for Housing between 2008 and 2010 – stated publicly in 2021 that there was ‘no risk of a power outage’, describing Spain’s electricity system as ‘the safest and most advanced in the world’.
In view of the above:
- 1.Does the Commission consider that the system operator made errors in its planning, monitoring or operational response?
- 2.What monitoring mechanisms can it activate to review the national operators’ compliance with its guidelines in order to prevent similar incidents in the future?
- 3.Does it believe that the plan to close nuclear power plants in Spain should be revised, now that the stability of the electricity system has been shown to be vulnerable with its current energy mix?
Submitted: 7.5.2025