President Pedro Sánchez has provided updates following an emergency cabinet meeting addressing the significant power supply interruption that occurred yesterday across the Iberian Peninsula. To avert potential supply disruptions, the government has implemented urgent measures to secure fuel supplies. Sánchez stated that three days’ worth of strategic reserves of petroleum products would be released for generators, particularly for essential services such as hospitals, even though he noted that no immediate need currently exists for this action.

The President emphasized that the government’s priorities are to ensure the full restoration of the electricity system and to investigate the cause of the outage. Various teams have been deployed to operate the electricity system in a fail-safe manner, and Sánchez expressed optimism that the market would resume normal operations soon.

Moreover, Sánchez assured the public that the government is committed to understanding the factors leading to the outage. Technicians from the electricity grid operator, Red Eléctrica, are examining their systems to produce preliminary conclusions. Energy generation companies are also scrutinising telemetry data to understand the precise circumstances that led to the system’s failure.

In other news, the government has initiated an appeal against certain provisions of the Valencian Community’s law of concord. This action is based on concerns that it undermines existing legal and regulatory frameworks regarding democratic memory and victims’ rights. Additionally, in recognition of World Health and Safety at Work Day, a declaration has been approved emphasising the fundamental right of workers to a safe and healthy work environment, underscoring the importance of proactive risk management in workplaces.