That was a seaplane bringing down a high voltage line in France causing a shortage in Spain of 2.3 GW.
Apparently little was done since, to build some extra backup into the system.
https://www.theblackoutreport.co.uk/2021/07/26/interconnector-failure-iberian-peninsular-blackout/
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