Portugal can import more energy from Spain but only outside the sun hours
REN-National Energy Networks decided this Monday to increase the limit of Spain electricity imports from Monday. However, it can only do so outside the sun hours.
According to REN’s latest decision, which after the April 28 blackout chose to cut energy purchases from the neighboring country, the ability to interconnect between Portugal and Spain, in the importing direction, will continue to be limited to 1,000 MW between 09h00 and 19h00.
However, this limit is extended to the “2,200 MW in the remaining hours, during the period from 12 to 19 May”, read the note published by the electric network manager on its website.
This measure is part of the process of stabilization on the Iberian Electricity Market (Mibel), after the widespread cutting of electricity that left Portugal and Spain, as well as a part of the territory of France, practically without electricity.
Closed airports, traffic congestion and traffic in large cities and lack of fuels were some of the consequences of blackout.
The European network of electricity transport network managers (Entso-E) announced the creation of a committee to investigate the causes of this blackout, which he classified as « exceptional and severe ».
This panel of experts will have to draft a factual report that will constitute the basis of the final report until the maximum period of October 28 this year. The final report on the investigation of the incident should be published, by late, by September 30, 2026.
