PortAventura workers call off May Day strike after reaching deal with management
April 30, 2025 01:11 PM
Agreement is set to improve wages, grant formal recognition of employee seniority, and improve the regulation of workloads
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All Rodalies trains back in service after blackout
Renfe warns of occasional delays due to incidents with infrastructure, some linked to Monday's outage
April 30, 2025 09:10 AM
Spain's national grid operator denies blackout was caused by excess renewables
Red Eléctrica president absolves her company of responsibility and says she has no plans to resign
April 30, 2025 12:40 PM
Power outage in Pyrenean town: Analogue radios sold out, candles and solar-powered batteries sales up
Dime store owner in Sort using calculator for transactions
April 28, 2025 05:09 PM
Power outage causes passengers' nightmare: 'We spent the night in a train in Zaragoza'
Travelers arriving in Barcelona's Sants station on Tuesday shared stories of long delays caused by Monday's massive power outage
April 29, 2025 02:30 PM
'I filled my bathtub with water' - getting through a blackout
From enjoying a day off in the sun, to stocking up on candles and fuet, and thinking about future survival kits
April 29, 2025 03:09 PM
Keeping fresh produce cold, still without internet: unique challenges for businesses in blackout
Mercabarna wholesale food distributors reports no major incidents
April 29, 2025 01:20 PM
Blaming renewables for blackout is 'simplistic', energy experts warn
Engineers call for better planning, more investment in the power grid, and greater energy storage capacity
April 29, 2025 06:37 PM
Partial operations return to eight Rodalies commuter rail lines
Chaos continues across Catalonia's train stations after Monday's blackout
April 29, 2025 11:12 AM
Spain launches official probe into blackout as court investigates possible 'cyberterrorism'
PM Sánchez vows incident "must never happen again" as Spain's National Court orders reports from Red Eléctrica and security agencies
April 29, 2025 03:48 PM
Government launches investigation into Red Eléctrica and Endesa post-blackout
Catalan president Salvador Illa believes that executive response was positive and up to the task
April 29, 2025 04:31 PM
Blackout triggers panic buying, leaving empty shelves at Sitges supermarkets
Customers buy water, batteries, and charcoal before an overheated generator forced early closure: store expects full restock by Wednesday
April 29, 2025 01:34 PM
Grid operator rules out cyberattack as cause of Spain's blackout
Red Eléctrica links power outage to issues in electricity generation
April 29, 2025 12:06 PM
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