Net zero, cyber attack or freak weather? Urgent probe after Spain & Portugal left in chaos by Europe’s biggest blackout

SPAIN and Portugal plunged into chaos after Europe’s biggest-ever blackout cut power to tens of millions – and now experts are warning that net zero may be partly to blame.

A huge reliance on solar and wind energy left both nations dangerously exposed, analysts said, as airports shut, trains stopped and whole cities fell into darkness.

A worker assists a customer with a torch at a supermarket during a power outage which hit large parts of Spain GettyMetro closing the gates...