$ shortage scenario get iberia-grid-fragility-2026 > status: 0.30 WATCH > severity 3.4 / 5 > reviewed 2026-05-12
BRENT $72.13/b ● TTF €44.25/MWh ● OPEC_ORB n/a SPR_US 331.2 Mb ▼ FAO_FFPI 130.8 ▼
Iberian peninsula · power grid + LNG regasification + ports
Weak electricity interconnection with France leaves the Spanish and Portuguese grid exposed to a repeat of the April 2025 blackout when summer cooling demand and high renewable share strain system stability.
Iberian peninsula · power grid + LNG regasification + ports
A renewed wide-area outage would halt refineries, LNG regasification, ports and rail across the peninsula; the limited cross-border link constrains import support and slows restoration.
Probability and severity are internal estimates on the v3.2 methodology. DEMO data, not for citation.
Illustrative client-side estimate from base spare capacity 3.8 mb/d. DEMO model, not for citation.