
Power Outage Cripples Prague and Regions Across Czech Republic
A major blackout brought public transport to a halt on Friday, affecting the Czech capital’s metro and tram systems.

A major blackout brought public transport to a halt on Friday, affecting the Czech capital’s metro and tram systems.
A damning report shows grid mismanagement and poor coordination—raising doubts about Spain’s rush to abandon nuclear power.
“It’s the solar,” a technician admitted just 46 minutes before Spain’s worst blackout in years.
Critics accuse the government of pushing renewables too fast without securing grid stability.
The two country’s energy ministers have issued a joint letter calling for initiatives to improve interconnectedness between the Peninsula and mainland Europe.

After Portugal’s renewable energy gamble ends in a blackout, its energy minister now points fingers at its neighbor to the north for ‘violating’ common market agreements.

Instead of soul-searching regarding the excessive reliance on renewables, the Spanish PM even pledged that Spain “will not deviate even a millimeter from its green model.”

Although the stated goal is to combat disinformation, these measures raise serious concerns about the curtailment of freedom of expression in the name of security.

Science, technology, and security are human and cultural issues—and shaping our outlooks on these has never been more urgent.
Around 11 p.m. local time, 50% of the country was still without power.