{"id":238997,"date":"2025-04-29T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-there-a-power-outage-in-spain-and-portugal-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:00:19","slug":"why-is-there-a-power-outage-in-spain-and-portugal-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-there-a-power-outage-in-spain-and-portugal-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is there a power outage in Spain and Portugal? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/h_DkaC_RNfY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is there a power outage in Spain and Portugal? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h_DkaC_RNfY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Spain and Portugal have been hit by large power cuts. The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the cause is still unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Rachel Morison, Energy Editor at Bloomberg, and Professor Keith Bell, Professor of Future Power systems at the University of Strathclyde, to discuss what we know &#8211; and what we don\u2019t &#8211; about the huge power outages on the Iberian peninsula. Plus, what is the UK energy grid\u2019s plan for if something similar were to happen here?<\/p>\n<p>And the Kremlin has announced a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine, just after Donald Trump said he might be ready to walk away from negotiations and accusing Vladimir Putin of not wanting to end the war. Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg joins from Moscow to discuss what concessions Russia is seeking in a peace deal.<\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers.<\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/discord.gg\/m3YPUGv9<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every day. If you&#8217;re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ENLcS1<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain and Portugal have been hit by large power cuts. The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the cause is still unknown. 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