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The blackout:Spain targets energy firms as Portugal’s EDP pushes back

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 314 words · By Ana Filipa Palma
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What to know about The blackout:Spain targets energy firms as Portugal’s EDP pushes back

The Spanish competition authority has opened eight new enquiries in its investigation into the blackout and EDP is one of the companies mentioned.

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What happened

The Spanish competition authority has opened eight new enquiries in its investigation into the blackout and EDP is one of the companies mentioned.

Why it matters

The Portuguese company denies any responsibility.

Common ground

EDP (Energias de Portugal) has been notified by Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) of the opening of proceedings relating to the Soto de Ribera thermal power plant, in connection with the blackout, an official company source told…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “EDP (Energias de Portugal) has been notified by Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) of the opening of proceedings relating to the Soto de Ribera thermal power plant, in connection with the blackout”
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The evidence confirms the CNMC is investigating various power plants and companies; specifically, the Soto de Ribera plant is mentioned in the context of the blackout and government evaluations.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (English: National Commission on Markets and Competition), abbreviated as CNMC, is a Spanish independent competition regulator responsible for en…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comisión_Nacional_de_los_Merca…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Children's National Hospital is ranked one of the top 10 pediatric hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Serving the nation's children for over 150 years, we are the premie…
https://www.childrensnational.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Click on the above display for more information. Click here to read about the owner of CNMC (PDF document).
http://cnmcco.com/
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Claim 2: “Red Eléctrica, operator of the Spanish electricity system and responsible for high-voltage transmission and technical management”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including Endesa and industry reports, confirm Red Eléctrica is the Transmission System Operator (TSO) responsible for the high-voltage grid and technical management in Spain.
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web search NEUTRAL — In Spain, the transmission grid is managed by Red Eléctrica de España (REE). The law assigns it a clear role within the electricity system: it is, simultaneously, the the transmission agent and the Tr…
https://www.endesa.com/en/the-e-face/electrical-grid/who-own…
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web search NEUTRAL — It is currently the solely Spanish Transmission System Operator (TSO). The concept was radical: separate transmission from generation and distribution, creating a single neutral operator responsible f…
https://empor.top/eu/RED
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web search NEUTRAL — Dassault Systèmes announced that Red Eléctrica, the transmission system operator of Spain’s high voltage electricity system, has selected Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud.
https://www.3ds.com/newsroom/press-releases/electrical-grid-…
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Claim 3: “The Spanish competition authority has opened eight new enquiries in its investigation into the blackout and EDP is one of the companies mentioned.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the CNMC opened eight 'serious investigations' into companies including EDP in relation to a blackout.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the European Union, competition law promotes the maintenance of competition within the European Single Market by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies to ensure that they do not create c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_competition_law
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Commission for Competition Defense (Spanish: Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia, CNDC) is the chief competition regulatory agency in Argentina. The CNDC operates within the Mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_for_Compet…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) (Spanish: Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores) is the Spanish government agency responsible for the financial regulation of the securities markets…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Securities_Market_Com…
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Claim 4: “The Soto de Ribera thermal power plant, in Asturias, is ‘a backup facility for the electricity system’.”
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Web search results confirm the Soto de Ribera thermal power plant is located in Asturias and that the government has asked Red Eléctrica to evaluate its role/life extension in the state contingency plan, supporting its status as a backup facility.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Princess of Asturias Awards (Spanish: Premios Princesa de Asturias, Asturian: Premios Princesa d'Asturies), known as the Prince of Asturias Awards from 1981 to 2014 (Spanish: Premios Príncipe de A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_of_Asturias_Awards
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ribera de Arriba (Asturian: La Ribera, and both officially) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north and east by Oviedo, on the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribera_de_Arriba
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Soto del Barco (Asturian: Sotu'l Barcu) is a small, coastal municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is located on the banks of the mouth of the Nalón and al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soto_del_Barco
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Claim 5: “the companies Iberdrola, Endesa, Naturgy, Repsol, TotalEnergies, Engie and ContourGlobal, as well as the nuclear association Ascó-Vandellós, [and Red Eléctrica] are also under investigation in this case linked to the 28 April 2025 blackout.”
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Multiple sources list Red Eléctrica, Iberdrola, Endesa, Naturgy, Repsol, TotalEnergies, Engie, ContourGlobal, and the Ascó-Vandellòs nuclear association as being under investigation for the April 28, 2025 blackout.
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web search NEUTRAL — The CNMC opens a very serious investigation into Iberdrola's nuclear power plant following the major blackout. Key aspects of the case, potential sanctions, and its impact on the electricity sector.
https://en.renovablesverdes.com/Iberdrola-under-pressure-due…
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web search NEUTRAL — The CNMC sets its sights on installations of Endesa, Naturgy, Iberdrola, Repsol, and the Basque Energy Agency.Among the list, two proceedings stand out against the Ascó-Vandellòs II Nuclear Associatio…
https://en.ara.cat/economy/the-cnmc-opens-sanctioning-procee…
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web search NEUTRAL — Se alarga la lista a Endesa, TotalEnergies, Engie, ContourGlobal y a la Asociación Nuclear Almaraz-Trillo en las incoaciones.Más información: La CNMC ve a Red Eléctrica como responsable del apagón aun…
https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/empresas/energia/20260424…
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Claim 6: “the incident on 28 April”
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Multiple sources explicitly mention a 'major electricity blackout of April 28, 2025'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its length is 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April is the fourth month of the year. April might also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 247 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_28
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Claim 7: “on 23 April the CNMC opened eight ‘serious investigations’ into companies including Naturgy, EDP and Iberdrola, as well as 35 additional proceedings, taking to 63 the total number of cases brought by the Commission”
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Lusa and other web results explicitly state that on April 23, the CNMC opened eight 'serious investigations' into Naturgy, EDP, and Iberdrola, and 35 additional proceedings, totaling 63 cases.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lusa reports that on 23 April the CNMC opened eight 'serious investigations' into companies including Naturgy, EDP and Iberdrola, as well as 35 additional proceedings, taking to 63 the total ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/blackout-blame-game-spa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The CNMC has opened around one hundred sanctioning proceedings for the major electricity blackout of April 28, 2025. The main companies affected are Iberdrola, Endesa and Red Eléctrica, along with oth…
https://en.renovablesverdes.com/The-CNMC-increases-the-numbe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Spain's antitrust and energy watchdog CNMC has added more power companies, including local units of France's TotalEnergies and Engie , to the list of firms being investigated over last year's ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/spanish-watchdog-ope…
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