Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal
Summary
In April 2025, a large power outage in Spain and Portugal caused major disruptions for businesses, including big losses for a Spanish meat company. Since then, many firms have invested in battery backup systems to protect their operations from future blackouts.Key Facts
- A power cut in April 2025 left much of Spain and Portugal without electricity for hours.
- The Spanish meat company Fribin had to stop production and throw away meat, losing hundreds of thousands of euros.
- Fribin decided to buy battery systems to store electricity as backup, spending about €1.5 million with some help from European Union funds.
- European companies switching from fossil fuels to electricity are more at risk from power outages.
- Another storm in January 2026 caused long power and communication outages in Portugal, encouraging more investments in backup power.
- Battery storage capacity in Spain increased from 28 MW in April 2025 to 193 MW by April 2026.
- Spain’s government awarded €827 million to 133 energy storage projects, mostly batteries, totaling 2,400 MW planned capacity.
- Customers now want advanced battery systems that switch instantly from the grid to backup to avoid production downtime.
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