The case summarized Spain and Portugal experienced a sudden failure of power on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday morning, the situation is stabilized and the power back almost everywhere. The cause of the power failure is still unknown. The summary is made by a Ki service from Openai. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publishing. 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 over 99 percent of Spain, but the state of emergency still applies. On Tuesday, the country’s security council will meet. In Portugal, the entire power grid is stabilized, according to the national power supplier. There is still complete confusion about what really happened. Cyber attacks, temperature fluctuations or “just” an error on the mains? At least that’s not the former, according to Spanish and Portuguese authorities. On Tuesday morning, Spanish power operator Ree instead points to failure in power generation. – We have found two separate errors that led to power outages, but we do not have accurate details about the location, they report according to Reuters. The power outage has affected large parts of everyday life in Spain. Reuters EU Cyber Security Agency (ENISA) has previously said that preliminary information indicates a form of cable break, according to Al Jazeera. Pointing to each other it was at 12 noon 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. Several began to stock up as during the pandemic. Both public and car traffic are affected by the stream. Many travelers try to get on the buses that are still. Video: Reuters/Sebas van Aert the power outage was also noticeable in southwestern France, but it did not last as long. Portugal’s prime minister has said the cause “probably lies in Spain,” according to AFP. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has warned the public against speculation to avoid misinformation in the case. “We don’t exclude hypotheses,” he said late Monday night. 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 EU Cyber Security Agency (ENISA) has said that preliminary information indicates a form of cable break, according to Al Jazeera. Touched temperature variations on Monday, Reuters news agency 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. Then the allegations were rejected by pure-and in the 20th time Reuters drew the original messages. 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. He too rejects indications of cyber attacks. On Tuesday morning, Spain’s Meteorological Institute states that no unusual weather phenomenon or sudden temperature changes have been recorded. That’s what El País writes. Interested in foreign? Hear the editorial podcast: Published 29.04.2025, at. 07.17 Updated 30.04.2025, at. 07.57
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