Nina Chestney

London

Deputy Editor, EMEA Commodities and Energy at Reuters

Deputy editor, EMEA Commodities and Energy at Reuters. Leader of EMEA power and gas team. Views my own.

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Articles

Explainer-What caused the Iberian power outage and what happens next?

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Susanna Twidale |Nina Chestney

By Susanna Twidale and Nina ChestneyLONDON (Reuters) -Spain’s government and its grid operator have issued separate findings into the causes that led to the massive blackout across Spain and Portugal on April 28, which caused gridlock in cities and left thousands stranded on trains and in elevators across the Iberian Peninsula. WHAT CAUSED THE BLACKOUT? The Spanish government said in a report on Tuesday that Spain’s grid operator Redeia miscalculated the correct mix of energy in the system.
Explainer-What Caused the Iberian Power Outage and What Happens Next?

1 week ago | usnews.com | Susanna Twidale |Nina Chestney

By Susanna Twidale and Nina ChestneyLONDON (Reuters) -Spain's government and its grid operator have issued separate findings into the causes that led to the massive blackout across Spain and Portugal on April 28, which caused gridlock in cities and left thousands stranded on trains and in elevators across the Iberian Peninsula. WHAT CAUSED THE BLACKOUT? The Spanish government said in a report on Tuesday that Spain's grid operator Redeia miscalculated the correct mix of energy in the system.
UK's Crown Estate to invest up to 400 million stg in offshore wind

1 week ago | msn.com | Nina Chestney

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UK's Crown Estate to invest up to 400 mln stg in offshore wind

1 week ago | reuters.com | Nina Chestney

Wind turbines are seen as part of the Burbo Bank wind farm off the coast of New Brighton, Britain, March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - King Charles III's Crown Estate, which owns Britain's seabed, said on Tuesday it will invest up to 400 million pounds ($543 million) in the country's offshore wind supply chain.
Asian spot LNG prices rise slightly on US-China tariff truce

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Marwa Rashad |Nina Chestney

LONDON (Reuters) - Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose slightly for the second week running amid a slight uptick in demand as industrial sentiment improved following a 90-day tariff truce agreed by the United States and China during...
EU power grid needs vast upgrades to avert blackouts

1 month ago | taipeitimes.com | Nina Chestney

By Nina Chestney / Reuters, LONDON Europe’s aging power grid and lack of energy storage capacity would require trillions of dollars in investments to cope with rising green energy output, increasing electricity demand and to avoid blackouts. On Monday last week, Spain and Portugal lost power in their worst blackout. Authorities are investigating the cause, but whatever the findings, analysts and industry representatives say infrastructure investment is essential.
EU power grid needs trillion-dollar upgrade to avert Spain-style blackouts

1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Nina Chestney

Europe's aging power grid and lack of energy storage capacity will require trillions of dollars in investments to cope with rising green energy output, increasing electricity demand and to avoid blackouts. A week ago, Spain and Portugal lost power in their worst blackout. Authorities are investigating the cause, but whatever the findings, analysts and industry representatives say infrastructure investment is essential. "The blackout was a wake-up call.
EU power grid needs trillion-dollar upgrade to avert Spain-style blackouts

1 month ago | reuters.com | Nina Chestney

Power lines connecting pylons of high-tension electricity are seen during sunset at an electricity substation on the outskirts of Ronda, during a blackout in the city, Spain April 28, 2025.
Investigation under way to uncover cause of power blackout in Spain and Portugal

1 month ago | independent.ie | Nina Chestney

Investigation under way to uncover cause of power blackout in Spain and PortugalPeople wait at a railway station in Madrid during the power outage. Photo: ReutersThe hunt has begun for the cause of a massive blackout across Spain, Portugal and parts of France that halted trains, bank machines and traffic lights, in one of Europe’s biggest-ever power grid collapses. Spanish grid operator Red Electrica ruled out a cyber attack as the cause, but Spain’s High Court said it would open an investigation.
What could be behind the Iberian power outage?

1 month ago | bilyonaryo.com | Nina Chestney

SOURCE: ReutersBy Nina ChestneyLONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – The hunt has begun for the cause of a massive blackout across Spain, Portugal and parts of France that halted trains, bank machines and traffic lights, in one of Europe’s biggest ever power system collapses. CYBER ATTACK? Spanish grid operator Red Electrica REDE.MC ruled out a cyber attack as the cause but Spain’s High Court said it would open an investigation to determine the cause.