Almost all of Spain and Portugal suddenly went in black Monday afternoon. On Tuesday morning, the situation is on its way back to normal: The power is back in 99 percent of Spain. The same applies to large parts of Portugal, with 6.2 of 6.5 million households now have electricity. There is still complete confusion about what really happened. Cyber attacks, climate change or “just” an error on the mains? There are few answers for the time being. “We don’t exclude hypotheses,” Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said late Monday night. The power outage has affected large parts of everyday life in Spain. The same has been done by the Spanish Cyber Safety Center Incibe, according to El País. Blame each other it was at 12 o’clock Monday that the train stopped, traffic lights extinguished and aircraft were put on the ground in Spain and Portugal. Hospitals had to move to reserve generators, while a number of stores closed the doors. In the stores that were still open, people struggled to pay and began to stock up as during the pandemic. Both public and car traffic are affected by the stream. Many travelers are trying to get on the buses that continue. Video: Reuters/Sebas van Aert Portugal’s prime minister has said the cause “probably lies in Spain”, according to AFP. Spain’s prime minister, on the other hand, has warned the public against speculation to avoid misinformation in the case. Large parts of Barcelona were still without electricity as darkness subsided on Monday night. Now the current is back in almost the entire Spain. Photo: Josep Lago / AFP / NTB The Spanish network company Ree has at the same time said that the power failure occurred due to a disconnection in the European transfer system through France. The newspaper La Vanguardia reported just before 23 o’clock Norwegian time. Touched temperature variations earlier Monday, Reuters wrote that the Portuguese power operator Ren believed it was all due to extreme temperature variations. The information was reproduced by news and other media. These claims were later rejected by pure. A woman is walking with the dog – with a flashlight – in the Spanish town of Vigo on Monday night. Photo: Miguel Riopa / AFP / NTB – It is too early to make an assessment of the cause of the power outage, said board member João Conceição. At 20 o’clock on Monday night, Reuters withdrew the original messages. Interested in foreign? Hear the editorial podcast: Published 29.04.2025, at. 07.17 Updated 29.04.2025, at. 07.36
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