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One day after the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced the call for general elections, the Spanish electricity system was on the verge of collapsing, like on that April 28 of last year, when the country went dark and more than fifty million people were left without electricity supply, not even for essential services. #apagón #sistemaeléctrico #España (translated)

The Spanish government observes the new measures implemented in Ireland to mitigate the significant risk of blackouts caused by data centers, which represent almost 30% of electricity consumption in the country, while considering easing the obligation for these centers to cover 80% of their consumption with renewable energy. #centrosdedatos #energíasrenovables #apagones (translated)

Starting from November 5, 2026, Spain will begin the transition of the DTT to the DVB-T2 standard and broadcasts in Ultra High Definition (UHD), which will require a retuning of channels, although it will not involve a complete shutdown of the current DTT or the mandatory purchase of new televisions. #UHD (translated)

Daniel Salcan stated that the blackouts were not due to a lack of rainfall, as the drought and the El Niño phenomenon had been known for a year. He attributed the outages to the fact that, as he wrote, no megawatt of new thermoelectric generation had been installed in three years and the money had been allocated to contracts with Progen and ATM. #Apagones #ElNiño #Energía (translated)

BluRadio Colombia reported that President Abelardo De La Espriella accused those promoting the strike of trying to destabilize the Government and stated that they were responsible for leaving the country in a critical economic situation, close to a blackout, and with public resources looted. He also warned that if they tried to provoke disturbances in Colombia, he would respond with determination to defend what he considered legally appropriate. #VocesySonidos #Colombia #Gobierno #Crisis (translated)

Vicky Dávila summarized the announcements that, according to what she wrote, Abelardo de la Espriella made in a speech. She said that the president presented measures to avoid a blackout and an energy emergency during the El Niño phenomenon, and claimed that the Petro government had not taken the necessary measures. She also noted that he announced the launch of the Miracle Fund, with one trillion pesos, and that 145 professionals had already joined the government through the Talent Bank. She added that De la Espriella spoke about how the officials of Procolombia would be appointed worldwide and presented a report on actions against criminals and drug trafficking networks. Dávila indicated that the president announced the signing of a decree to regulate protests in Colombia and maintained that there would be stricter penalties in an anti-terrorism statute to be presented to Congress, including the use of drones to attack. She also mentioned that a plan was presented to address the protest on the 14th, prioritizing the protection of life and preventing violence, and attributed to De la Espriella the claim that those seeking to destabilize were the same ones who had left the country in bankruptcy. Finally, she pointed out that the president assured that there would be no impunity for the assassination of Miguel Uribe. #Colombia #Gobierno #Protesta (translated)

The Sánchez government is facing an electricity crisis after the blackout in April 2025 and has decided to continue operating the Almaraz nuclear plant until 2030 to balance the system, while renewable energies struggle to integrate into a network with warning signals. #EnergíaSostenible #NuclearEnElFuturo #CrisisEnergética (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella said that he had taken measures in response to two crises that he attributed to the previous government: the energy crisis and the FOMAG crisis. He pointed out that he created specialized working teams with defined responsibilities, tasks, and deadlines. Regarding energy, he affirmed that he was executing an emergency plan with measures before December 31 to avoid a blackout, which included promoting savings, ensuring the availability of fuels and gas, dispatching thermal plants, and maximizing existing capacity. Concerning FOMAG, he stated that he had ordered it to be cleaned up, to audit its resources, to determine the actual extent of the problem, and to ensure the protection of Colombian teachers’ care. De La Espriella maintained that his government would not hide or gloss over the crises and closed the message with the phrases "Firm for the Homeland" and "Long live Christ the King." #Colombia #CrisisEconómica #Energía (translated)

The author attributed the imposition of "socialist sectarianism" in energy policy to Red Eléctrica draining reservoirs and cutting exports to France, Portugal, and Morocco to avoid another energy shock. He also stated that the electricity manager had to stop large industry to prevent a blackout. #Energía #Política #Sectarismo #FR #PT #MA (translated)

Unai Cano requested that a video be repeatedly shared and stated that Maricarmen had blamed Pedro Sánchez for her eviction and had written to him for help, but that the president did nothing. He also linked the request to the victims of Adamuz, the DANA, the blackout, the volcano, Ceuta, and Covid. https://t.co/HiMgqqCSK9 #Justicia #DerechosHumanos #Desahucios (translated)

WAKASO DE MARICHALAR listed the cases Koldo, David Sánchez Radio, Ábalos, Begoña, and Santos Cerdán, in addition to the Pegasus infection, the DANA in Valencia, Adamuz, the national blackout, and the invasion of Ceuta. He ultimately mentioned Pedro Sánchez i Castejón. https://t.co/asqH9dl4Rh #CasoKoldo #InfecciónPegasus #PedroSánchez (translated)

VOX stated that Maricarmen had been killed and accused those who, as he wrote, had unscrupulously used the suffering of an elderly person to conceal the Government's responsibility in the housing crisis. He attributed that responsibility to Pedro Sánchez, mentioning Maricarmen, and demanded to know who, in his opinion, had brought ruin and death to Spain in the blackout, the DANA, Adamuz, and Ceuta. #Justicia #Responsabilidad #España (translated)

María Jamardo listed political references that, she wrote, could be associated with each letter as motives for voting. She cited amnesty, the blackout, Adamuz, and Ábalos with the A; Begoña with the B; Ceuta and the "sewers" with the C; the DANA and Delcy's suitcases with the D; the ERE with the E; the brother and hydrocarbons with the H; Jessica and the jewels with the J; Koldo with the K; Leire Díez and La Palma with the L; the grandchild law with the N; Plus Ultra with the P; the SEPI and Santos Cerdán with the S; and Zapatero with the Z. She concluded that there were many options. #Política #Abecedario #Voto (translated)

Ester Muñoz stated that the future of Spain depended on the Spaniards and that a victory for Alberto Núñez Feijóo would lead, according to her, to a more democratic, free country with more opportunities. She also described the Spain she hoped for as a country without a president whose family, she claimed, had been convicted or prosecuted for corruption, nor ministers who had rigged contracts and ended up in prison. Furthermore, she accused the Government of paying prostitutes with public money, causing blackouts, and ordering the removal of judges. #España #Democracia #Futuro (translated)