The Spanish grid operator Red Eléctrica de España (Ree) says that a PV project in Badajoz was responsible for the enormous power outages of Spain on 28 April. Media reports have now revealed that the Zonnefabriek is the 500 MW Núñez de Balboa photo photovoltaic facility, which is owned by Iberdrola.
Spanish Media -Outlet Elfiario.es has reported that Iberdrolas 500 MW Núñez de Balboa Solar Plant the Sun Factory was accused earlier this week by the Spanish grid operator Ree for the power outage of Spain on 28 April.
The Media -Outlet mentioned sources that are familiar with the confidential reports of the Committee of the Government Committee of Experts and Ree itself, who require a study into the “malfunction” of this facility. During the press conference, Ree did not reveal the name of the facility because of the “confidentiality” reasons and said that it is said to have caused a “forced frequency -oscillation”.
A few hours after the press conference of Ree, Iberdrola, owner of two photovoltaic plants in the area – Francisco Pizarro and Núñez de Balboa – issued a statement that expressed his ‘surprise’. It noted that the system operator is confusing “the consequences of the blackout with its causes.” It also blamed ‘the negligent and reckless way of working’ of the grid operators, who ‘has not fulfilled his primary function of guaranteeing continuity and security of delivery, nor the correct coordination of the production system and the transmissionet.’
Iberdrola Spain said that it corresponded to the analysis of the Ministry of Ecological transition, which indicates that the system showed insufficient voltage control capacity and added that on 27 April, the day before the Black -Out, roe deer had regulated the operation of 10 Synchrone factories to regulate the spanning to spannerity. “
Iberdrola also explained that at the time of the incident: “All factories in his generating fleet that had received the relevant instructions from Red Eléctrica were connected”, and called it “responsible for the management of this incident” and accused “of reckless and negligent” management. It added that “on that day all factories met the current regulations.”
Iberdrola added that Ree, “If the only and exclusive operator, has all the tools required to change and manage the energy mix, as it has been worn since the Black -Out, the costs of which are already worn by Spanish consumers because of the increased introduction of gas in the system, with the resulting increase in emissions.”
In the meantime, the Employers’ Association Aelec – including Endesa, Iberdrola and EDP Spain – repeated the same argument in another statement released on Wednesday afternoon.
“The report of the government committee that analyzes the electricity crisis of 28 April has confirmed that there were insufficient resources available to control the voltage in the electricity system,” said it in a statement. “The responsibility for delivering these resources is on the system operator, which, due to the process of technical limitations, the availability of a sufficient number of synchronous power plants must guarantee every day, taking into account the impact that its decisions and maneuvers have at voltage levels.”
The Employers’ Association concluded that “claim that everything has been done correctly and that a partial decoupling of generation only justifies a widespread blackout, is harmful to the reputation of the Spanish electricity sector and creates unnecessary uncertainty for industry as a whole.”
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