Spanish power cuts.
>Spanish National Grid Network (REE, Red Eléctrica Española, commercially known as Redeia)
https://theconversation.com/spain-portugal-blackouts-what-actually-happened-and-what-can-iberia-and-europe-learn-from-it-255666
>‘stand on seven hills’.
May not refer to Rome, there is also Plovdiv, 2nd largest city in Bulgaria.
The city has historically developed on seven syenite hills, some of which are 250 metres (820 feet) high. Because of these hills, Plovdiv is often referred to in Bulgaria as "The City of the Seven Hills".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plovdiv