The report that resulted in the investigation of this committee, which will specify the reasons for the “zero” power phenomenon, should be prepared by the European Commission as necessary by next August. Additionally, the European Electrical Coordination Group, which reports to the European Commission and independent regulators, will prepare an independent report from Brussels at the request of the Spanish government.
In parallel, a Spanish National Court judge has also opened an investigation to determine that the incident was a cyber attack. However, Spanish power grid operator, Red Eletrica said one day after blackout There was no evidence of cyber attack against its facilitiesSince then, the company has not issued any other statement on the case.
In 2024, Spain suffered more than 100,000 cyber attacks, and was considered “very serious” according to the information provided by the Executive Branch a few days ago every three days. Presentation of a set of cyber security and cyberdfen measures It complements the measures included in the National Cyber Security Scheme, approved in 2022 and an investment of € 1.157 billion. Since 2015, cyber attacks in the country have increased by 300%.
