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Parliament's Blackout Inquiry Wants 72 Hours of Backup Power for Hospitals, Pharmacies and Food Retail — and Recommends Lifting the 500-Litre Fuel-Storage Cap to 3,000 Litres

Parliament's Blackout Inquiry Wants 72 Hours of Backup Power for Hospitals, Pharmacies and Food Retail — and Recommends Lifting the 500-Litre Fuel-Storage Cap to 3,000 Litres

PSD rapporteur Paulo Moniz's draft report on the April 2025 Iberian blackout proposes 72-hour backup-power autonomy at hospitals, 24 hours elsewhere, the reclassification of supermarkets and pharmacies as critical infrastructure, and a fuel-storage cap raised from 500 to 3,000 litres.