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A tree is surrounded by solar panels in Los Arcos, Navarra Province, northern Spain, on Feb. 24, 2023.

Video. Fact check: Could an ‘experiment’ have caused the Iberian blackout?

Updated: 29/05/2025 - 7:30 GMT+2

Uncorroborated claims that Spanish authorities experimented with the electricity grid just before the April blackout are circulating online. Euroverify fact checks.

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