Spain’s Energy Minister Sara Aagesen revealed that the April 28 blackout originated in Granada, Badajoz, and Sevilla, likely triggered by overvoltage. Initial findings show cascading disconnections and no evidence of a cyberattack.
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The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark strategic partnership agreement including a $142 billion defense deal and memorandums on energy, mining, and tech cooperation. The pact aims to channel up to $1 trillion in Saudi investment into the U.S. economy under the broader Vision 2030 strategy.
Pampa Energía will invest US$1.6 billion in its Rincón de Aranda block in Vaca Muerta, aiming to reach 45,000 barrels per day by 2027, with a break-even below US$40 per barrel.
Spain holds major uranium reserves, yet mining is banned. As the EU pushes for resource sovereignty, the nuclear debate returns amid grid instability and rising global tensions.
Portugal’s energy minister warns that future blackouts like the one on April 28 affecting Spain and Portugal can’t be ruled out, blaming grid management—not renewables—as the cause.
China’s embassy in Chile refutes claims that BYD and Tsingshan have pulled out of lithium projects, reaffirming Chinese interest in Chile’s lithium strategy and bilateral cooperation.
The withdrawal of Chinese companies BYD and Tsingshan from Chilean lithium projects highlights serious bureaucratic and policy failures in the government’s lithium strategy, despite official efforts to downplay the setback.
Two major Chinese companies, BYD and Tsingshan, have pulled out of lithium industrialization projects in northern Chile, citing market shifts and bureaucratic delays.