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Spain and Portugal restored virtually all power after a mass blackout, but the episode signaled deeper worries about countries’ dependence on struggling power grids as they electrify their economies.
The sweeping power failure shut down public transport, telecoms, and major infrastructure including airports.
The blackout — just weeks after London’s Heathrow Airport was shut down over its own power failure — highlighted the mammoth risks of electricity outages and cast a particular spotlight on systemic underinvestments in power grids that have vast supplies coming online but lack added transmission infrastructure.
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