Massive Power Outage in Spain: Portugal and France Also Affected
Millions of people were affected, according to the network operators. The cause was initially unclear. In Spain, the power outage completely paralyzed rail traffic: A blackout led to "the interruption of rail traffic across the entire network," the Spanish rail network operator Adif announced on the online service X.
Power Outage in Spain, Portugal, and France
The Spanish power grid operator Red Eléctrica announced on X that it had managed to restore power supply in the north and south of the country. "We are activating" the "plans to restore power supply in collaboration with sector companies" after the "system failure of the peninsula," explained Red Eléctrica. The causes of the massive power outage are still being analyzed.
The Portuguese network operator REN stated that "the entire Iberian Peninsula" was affected as well as part of France. In Portugal, the power supply has been interrupted since 11:33 AM (local time, 12:33 PM CEST). "All plans to restore energy supply have been activated - in collaboration with European energy producers and operators," added REN.
In the center of the Spanish capital, traffic came to a standstill in some areas, as it was further reported. There were long traffic jams because traffic lights had failed. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez went to the headquarters of Red Electrica to assess the situation. The Spanish power grid monitoring company E-Redes also stated that they are working to gradually restore the connection. "This is a larger European problem," it was further stated.
The Portuguese police stated that traffic lights were affected throughout the country. In Lisbon and Porto, the subway was closed. Trains were no longer running. There was initially no information available on the background of the power outage.
Hacker Attack Not Ruled Out
Further information on the extent of the power outage and its cause was initially not available. Spain's national cybersecurity agency INCIBE was investigating whether a hacker attack could be behind the power outage, wrote "El País".
In the small state of Andorra, located in the Pyrenees, the power outage lasted only a few seconds, reported the energy supplier FEDA on X. The outage was caused on the Spanish side and the electricity was immediately restored thanks to the "automatic reconnection with the line coming from France".
Power Outage: Ferry and Train Traffic Disrupted Across Spain
The power outage on the Iberian Peninsula brought train and ferry traffic to a standstill across Spain. The respective operators in the popular holiday destination announced this on Monday. The cause of the power outage, which affected not only Spain and Portugal but also parts of France, was initially unclear according to the network operators.
The cause is still being investigated, explained the Spanish network operator Red Eléctrica, which also reported the massive power outage, on the online service X. The Spanish power grid operator Red Eléctrica stated that it was working with energy companies to restore the power supply. Parts of the subway in Madrid were evacuated, radio stations reported.
(APA/Red)
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