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São Paulo Government Formally Requests Federal Intervention in Enel Concession
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Following last week's cyclone blackouts, the Tarcísio de Freitas administration officially demanded federal intervention in Enel's operations on December 15, citing chronic underinvestment and service failures under federal laws. Mayor Ricardo Nunes supported the call with evidence of Enel shortcomings, as outages persist for ~95,000 properties and federal penalties loom.
Spain's CNMC has opened a very serious sanction file, dated April 23, against Iberdrola España and Iberdrola Generación Nuclear for possible unauthorized production cuts during the April 28, 2025 blackout—the third such case amid 56 total files opened recently in the ongoing investigation.
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Spain's CNMC announced on Friday 35 new sanction proceedings amid the probe into the April 28, 2025 blackout, though these concern different days or periods. Iberdrola faces 18, Endesa 13, and Almaraz nuclear plant one very serious infraction. The regulator states these facts do not attribute the blackout's cause, which was multifactorial.
A disconnection in Cuba's national electric grid, triggered by a breakdown in the transmission line between the Santa Cruz and Guiteras thermoelectric plants, left the western half of the country, including Havana, without power since early Wednesday. Authorities are implementing recovery protocols to gradually restore service. The officially affected provinces are four: Pinar del Río, Artemisa, Havana, and Mayabeque.