Rabat – Algeria’s regime is facing a new setback as Spain doubled down on its gratitude to Morocco for helping the European country in its recovery efforts following the massive blackout that shook the country in late April.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez emphasized Morocco’s crucial role in the recovery effort today while addressing the Congress of Deputies, Spain’s parliament.
He reaffirmed Morocco’s central role in the rapid restoration of power in certain Spanish regions, noting: “It was the combined-cycle power plants, the interconnections with France and Morocco, as well as the hydroelectric dams, that made it possible to quickly restore electricity in the early moments.”
The equivalent of 60% of Spain’s electricity consumption, or 15 gigawatts, disappeared within five seconds of the massive outage.
Spain’s government described the situation as “unprecedented,” with the Spanish electricity grid operator REE noting that it had identified two separate incidents occurring one and a half seconds apart. It referenced the incidents as the possible cause of the unprecedented energy collapse.
Sanchez’ remarks come as Algeria’s regime mouthpiece media continue to disseminate outrageously hostile allegations towards Morocco, accusing the North African kingdom of being behind the blackout.
Algerian news outlet Echourouk Online falsely quoted unidentified Spanish officials as primarily pointing fingers at Morocco following the massive outage.
Many high-ranking Spanish voices have come out to condemn Morocco, the Algerian outlet claimed, alleging that the unprecedented collapse of Spain’s energy provision sources could be a “cooperation” between Morocco and Israel.
Yet official statements and reports from France have shattered the validity of this claim, with both the Spanish government and media emphasizing Morocco’s decisive contributions to Spain’s recovery efforts in the aftermath of the blackout.
Morocco deployed 38% of its energy production capacity to help Spain during the massive power outage, leading Spain’s top diplomat Jose Manuel Albares to describe the kingdom as a strategic ally and a good neighbor.
Rabat’s vital help during the outage reflected the “excellent state of our relations with our neighbors, especially with Morocco,” Albares said on Monday, stressing that the countries are currently enjoying their best relations in history.