The general secretary of the PP, Miguel Tellado, pointed out this Wednesday in Congress to the third vice-president and minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen, as the political responsible for the seven fatal victims and for the millionaire losses derived from the blackout of April 28, 2025, demanding her departure from the Government.
During the control session in the chamber, Tellado has formulated an oral question to the vice president to reproach her that a year ago the Executive "left Spain in the dark" with "a historic blackout, the largest experienced in Europe in the last twenty years", without any political consequence having been assumed for what happened.
Immediately after, the popular leader attributed to Aagesen and the president of Red Eléctrica, Beatriz Corredor, the responsibility for that massive supply failure and, consequently, for the seven deaths recorded. "A lamentable and third-world image of our country was given, all due to your fault and that of Mrs. Beatriz Corredor," he reproached from the rostrum.
Clash between Aagesen and Tellado in Congress
In his speech, Tellado has accused the vice president of wanting to present herself as "the most environmentalist" and, in his opinion, having ended up being "the most incompetent and the most irresponsible".
In his reply, Aagesen has responded that the number two of the PP "doesn't care" what happened during the blackout because, according to what he has defended, in Congress it has already been detailed what happened that day and what were the causes with "verified," "explained," and "repeatedly explained" information in the Lower House.
The minister has also recalled that she appeared before the control commission of the credits destined for reserved expenses, the well-known Official Secrets commission of the Congress, to inform about the incident, and that Tellado was present in said session.
Aagesen reproaches the PP for its rejection of the energy decree
"I was here, in a committee with all the spokespersons, and I remind you that you were in that committee. It seems you didn't want to find out about absolutely anything. You say the truth is hidden and that is false. This Government never hides the truth," Aagesen has stressed.
The vice president has insisted that the PP is not really concerned about what happened in the blackout and has given as an example that Alberto Núñez Feijóo's group voted against a decree-law aimed at strengthening the electrical system and preventing similar episodes.
In his counter-reply, Tellado reiterated his accusations against Aagesen for the blackout and again demanded her resignation. The vice president replied that the PP does not accept reality "even if it's right in front of them" and claimed that, thanks to the Executive's measures, Spain is better prepared for the international crisis "that is emerging" due to the war in the Middle East.
Vox questions the official report on the blackout
After the confrontation with the PP, the general secretary of the Vox parliamentary group, José María Figaredo, has also taken the floor to hold Aagesen and Beatriz Corredor responsible for the April 28 blackout, going so far as to state that the document prepared by the Government on the causes of the event was "false".
"They issued a false report to hide it, and knowing that photovoltaics cause the problem you continue uprooting olive trees to plant photovoltaics", Figaredo denounced from his seat.
In her response, the minister has urged Figaredo to better inform himself and to consult "scientific reports", considering that Vox lives in a "parallel reality". Afterwards, Aagesen has cited headlines from international media such as the 'Financial Times', 'Politico' or 'The New York Times' that favorably highlight the Executive's energy policy.
To close her speech, the vice president stressed: "Every solar panel, every wind turbine, every storage facility installed in Spain moves us away from dependence on oil barrels and that truly is patriotism."