Spain to require minimum four-hour mobile coverage in power outages

MADRID: Spain will require mobile operators to keep at least four hours of network coverage for most of the population in case of power outages under a new decree to be approved before year-end, ‌Digital Transformation Minister ⁠Oscar ⁠Lopez announced on Thursday.

Mobile networks went down across Spain during a crippling blackout in April 2025 that affected Portugal and Spain.

Coverage will be phased in over three years: half of Spain’s population to be covered in ⁠the first ‌year, 65% in the second, and 75% by year three.