In early next year, a legislative proposal is set to be introduced to review security measures with a particular focus on the role of flexibility, specifically in energy storage, and the resilience of supply chains, announced Dan Jørgensen during a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
Jørgensen mentioned that the European Commission will also assess the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructures against “physical and cyber threats.”
Awaiting the investigations into a blackout that, a week ago, left Portugal and Spain in darkness on April 28, he emphasized the urgency of drawing lessons from this event for Europe.
“Enhancing our energy security is also a driving force behind our plan to phase out reliance on Russian energy,” he stated.
On April 28, a widespread power outage left mainland Portugal, Spain, Andorra, and parts of France without electricity.
As a result, airports were shut down, transportation and city traffic experienced severe congestion, and there was a scarcity of fuel.
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) announced the formation of a committee to investigate the causes of this “exceptional and serious” blackout that plunged Portugal and Spain into darkness.
