The AVE high-speed rail service between Madrid and Andalusia suffered a major disruption as cable theft stranded over 10,700 passengers. Transport Minister Puente insisted this was deliberate sabotage rather than common theft, with a PSOE official controversially blaming "powerful and disciplined right-wing forces." The Guardia Civil identified typical criminal gang methods in the incident.

The electrical blackout investigation continued with revelations of a third grid disturbance 19 seconds before the main outage. Red Eléctrica reportedly warned the government months ago about system vulnerabilities, while the French grid operator claimed renewable energy threatens system stability.

Prime Minister Sánchez announced a public consultation on BBVA's takeover bid for Sabadell bank and promised to strengthen the electrical system. CaixaBank Research calculated the blackout's economic impact at 400 million euros, slightly less than 0.1% of quarterly GDP.