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One year after Spain’s blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on

blackout, a devastating [conflict](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/28/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-us-israel-lebanon-hormuz-nuclear-oil-latest-news-updates) has broken out in the Middle East, and the closure of the strait of Hormuz has sent gas prices steeply [upwards](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/28/bp-profits-oil-gas-prices-iran-war-first-quarter). But Spain has been

Iran faces a new energy imbalance, but its options are limited

impacting small businesses that are already struggling with the dire economic conditions in Iran. One 35-year-old owner of a welding workshop near Tehran, who asked to remain anonymous, told Al Jazeera that

‘Absolutely no fuel’: Cuba hit by blackouts, protests amid power outages

impact of the blockade is causing us significant harm, and we are still not receiving fuel,” he added. The island, home to about 10 million people, is relying on limited domestic fuel production and solar