“There Will Be No Power Outages in Spain,” the President’s Statement from 2022 Goes Viral

In 2022, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stood in front of the Senate and spoke with confidence.

Europe was worried about energy shortages because of the war in Ukraine. Gas supplies were uncertain.

Still, Sánchez promised that Spain would not face blackouts. He said there would be no scenes of panic, no people lining up for butane gas, and no need to worry, writes El Economista.

He accused political opponents of trying to scare the public. He said the government would protect citizens, not companies.

His message was clear. Trust us. There is no need for fear. At the time, that speech calmed a lot of people.

But now, things have changed.

This week, Spain was hit by a massive blackout. It lasted more than eleven hours.

The outage affected not just Spain, but also parts of Portugal, Andorra, and the south of France.

Entire cities lost power. People were left without internet, phones, or even working traffic lights.

Shops couldn’t process payments. Public transport stopped. For many, it felt like chaos.

Sánchez didn’t speak publicly until late in the evening. When he did, he admitted he didn’t know when things would return to normal.

He couldn’t say when power would come back everywhere. That silence made many people angry.

His strong words from 2022 began to spread again online. People shared clips of him promising there would never be blackouts in Spain.

Now, those same words feel empty. Some say they feel misled. Others just want answers.

As Spain recovers from the blackout, there are questions the government will need to answer. What went wrong?

Could it have been prevented? And most importantly, what steps will be taken now to stop it from happening again?

People remember promises. And when the lights go out, they remember them even more.