Latest news on the blackout in Spain

Just as happened with the opening of the dams in Valencia (Spain), which official authorities continue to attribute solely to weather conditions without offering a complete explanation, the same situation is now repeating itself in the face of the widespread blackout in Spain, Portugal, and southern France. New data is emerging, but, as usual, more doubts than certainties prevail.

We begin with the news that in 2021, the Austrian government warned of the possibility of a major blackout that could affect Europe in the next five years. Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner was the one who publicly warned about this threat, stressing the importance of taking preventive measures in the face of a potential energy crisis.

It was in October 2021 that the Austrian government issued a warning that, at the time, went unheeded by most in Europe (supposedly). However, today, in light of recent events, that warning seems like an eerie and chilling omen. Under the slogan “Blackout: What to do if everything shuts down?“, the Austrian Ministry of Defense distributed leaflets, organized national drills, and posted official videos on YouTube instructing the population on how to survive a massive energy collapse. Minister Claudia Tanner was clear: “Blackout is not a possibility, it is a certainty,” she stated, while General Robert Bridger warned of “an event that would paralyze cities and destroy the digital economy.“

Official video of the Austrian government

But what motivated Austria, a country with no obvious energy crisis at the time, to mobilize its army and civil society? Experts pointed to four critical factors: dependence on Russian gas, the increase in cyberattacks on infrastructure, the vulnerability of power grids due to reliance on intermittent renewable energy, and a lack of investment in maintenance. However, behind these technical reasons, many suspect a darker plan, and that what happened could only be a test or warning of what is to come.

On the other hand, there is a TikTok video published on April 15, 2025, in which he predicts a “partial global blackout” that would occur on April 28, 2025, stating that it would be “the beginning of a real blackout” with bank failures, social media outages, and urban chaos. The message, shared millions of times, included a reference to a forgotten episode of The Simpsons where Homer receives a message on his television: “Shutting down humanity.” We know this cartoon series is part of the system; it’s not just a coincidence, but functions as a tool that offers clues and snippets of what’s planned to happen, akin to Predictive Programming.

Finally, we have news of a strange text message that Catalan mayors (Spain) received warning of a power outage hours before the major blackout. On the night of Sunday, April 27, at 10:38 p.m., the mayor of Vilaplana, Josep Bigorra, received a message saying: “We are working to restore the power supply as soon as possible.” Minutes later, the mayor checked the E-Distribución website for “outage” symbols in places like Reus, the capital of Baix Camp. But nothing happened; the grid remained stable. “There wasn’t a single outage,” says Bigorra, who shared the text message on social media, puzzled. Was it a computer error? A false alarm? Or, as subsequent events suggest, a chilling warning of what was to come?

This message, however, was no exception. Other mayors in the region reported similar receipts, all at the same time and with the same contradiction: warnings of nonexistent outages.

Fourteen hours later, at 12:33 on Monday, April 28, Spain was completely blacked out, in an unprecedented event. A second text message arrived in Bigorra with a disturbing explanation: “Due to a national zero (sic), the power supply has been lost. We are awaiting instructions from Red Eléctrica Española (REE).“

The term “national zero” lacks a recognized technical definition. A typo? A cipher? While the Spanish government blames an “unprecedented incident,” official responses are brief. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced “open lines of investigation,” but no one explains why the alarm systems failed, or why it took some municipalities more than 24 hours to restore power. The coincidence between the premonitory text message and the massive blackout has generated a flurry of theories. Independent experts point out that the messages could be part of an internal emergency protocol at E-Distribución, designed to prepare authorities before a scheduled outage. But what does a “national zero” have to do with an unannounced blackout? Could the text message have been an unauthorized leak from a compromised system? The words “national zero” evoke scenarios from military drills, such as those described in declassified NATO documents.

Questions Officials Fail to Answer:

• Why did E-Distribución send false alerts hours before the collapse?
• What does the term “national zero” mean?
• Why did the Iberian electricity system, designed to withstand isolated failures, collapse completely?
• Are there internal records that prove a structural failure prior to the blackout?

While authorities persist in their attempt to clarify the facts, citizens remain in uncertainty facing an enigma that seems to have overtones of a cover-up. The text message, far from being a simple error, could represent the tip of the iceberg of secret plans.

Recently, after the blackout in Spain, Austrian army spokesman Michael Bauer recalled on his X (formerly Twitter) profile the October 2021 article that warned about this possibility: “If no one is prepared, the State has to take care of everything. If we all prepare at home, we help everyone.” Bauer stated that the Austrian Army has been preparing for an extreme scenario for years: a massive collapse of power grids in Europe that could last for days.

Crisis prevention expert Herbert Saurugg, initiator of the “Suddenly, a Blackout!” initiative, expressed that “it’s time to take this issue seriously.” Saurugg insisted that the population must be prepared to help themselves in emergencies, recommending that everyone have enough water, canned food, medicine, flashlights, and other supplies to survive for about two weeks.

Furthermore, the German government has also addressed this issue, holding a day dedicated to disaster relief under the motto “Blackout: What to do if nothing works?” The importance of public awareness and information has been emphasized.

The preparedness recommendations from both Austrian and German authorities for a possible large-scale blackout are detailed and include:

• Stockpile resources: Fuel, candles, flashlights and (charged) batteries, canned goods, pasta, nuts, milk, and drinking water. In the first moments of the blackout, take the opportunity to collect running water before the supply is interrupted.
• Prepare for the cold: Since many heaters are electric, it is advisable to have blankets, sleeping bags, and warm clothing, and consider sheltering with friends or neighbors in better-insulated homes, or going to aid stations set up by the authorities.
• Cash: Have enough to sustain the family for at least 5 days, as ATMs and cards would be useless.
• Personal emergency kit: Each family member should have a backpack prepared for 5 days with clothing, first aid supplies, hygiene items, a can opener, a battery-powered radio, a flashlight, and a cell phone with a charger for when the power returns.
• Establish support networks: Arrange meeting points with family and friends, and lay the foundations for a neighborhood cooperation network.

But there’s more: in February 2025, the European Commission launched a campaign titled “Prepare for the Unpredictable,” recommending that citizens create “survival kits” with water, non-perishable food, hand-cranked radios, and batteries. Is this a preventative campaign… or a preparation for something already planned?

The beginning of something bigger?

The possibility of a global blackout, which would leave humanity without electricity or internet, has gained relevance following the recent blackouts in Southern Europe and the collapse of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp a month ago. These events generated fear and increased talk of a possible “blackout.” Some interpretations suggest that behind this energy crisis there may be a strategy by certain powerful groups to financially control the world.

Based on all this new data, I wonder why there has been so much interest in this topic recently, when it was largely ignored during the 20th century? Is this a simulation designed to evaluate the results in preparation for a global event, similar to the one carried out at Cyberpolygon? Could it also be considered an additional step in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda?

While authorities insist the incidents are accidental, the pattern is clear: official warnings, viral predictions, institutional responses, and a global narrative of “resilience.” Coincidence? But in an age where energy is power, those who control the grid… control the world.