It started with a blackout.
April 28, 2025. Fifty-two million people across Spain and Portugal lost power in an instant. No warning. No mercy. The worst blackout the region had seen in decades.
But this wasn’t just a grid failure. It was a glimpse into something deeper, something global.
Europe’s aging energy infrastructure had buckled under the weight of its own transformation. Renewable energy was coming online faster than the system could handle, and the system cracked.
And now, the world is learning what that blackout revealed.
Energy isn’t just about power plants and wires. It’s about sovereignty, security, and survival.
Because whoever controls energy holds the keys to the future.
The Fall of Fossil-Backed Power