Spain and Portugal held emergency Cabinet meetings as evacuations from some public spaces took place. Spain’s Interior Ministry has declared a state of emergency for affected regions that need it. Follow DW.
Over 61% of electricity restored in mainland Spain
Electricity has been restored to over 61% of mainland Spain following the massive blackout that affected the Iberian Peninsula, according to the Spanish grid operator, Red Electrica de Espana (REE), on Tuesday.
The grid operator also said that they are “actively working to restore normalcy to the electricity system.”
The power outage began on Monday at 12:33 p.m local time (1033 UTC).
Nearly 50% of power restored, Spain’s PM says
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said nearly 50% of Spain’s power supply was restored.
“The goal is to continue restoring the supply over the coming hours,” Sanchez said in a televised speech.
The Spanish leader said it was unknown when power would be completely restored.
He said that the situation was “asymmetrical,” with some regions already having restored most of their power and others still below 15%.
According to Sanchez, Spanish authorities are yet to determine the cause of the blackout.
Failure of interconnection of Spain, France grids caused outage: report
The massive power outage that hit both Spain and Portugal was caused by a failure of the interconnection between the power grids of Spain and France, Spanish daily La Vanguardia reported.
The report quoted Spanish grid operator REE’s system operations chief Eduardo Prieto.
Eleven trains still stranded in Spain
Spain’s transport minister said 11 trains were stranded with passengers on board, hours after a power outage brought the country to a standstill.
“Help is still needed for 11 trains,” Transport Minister Oscar Puenta posted on his X account.
This comes as efforts to get the power back in both Spain and Portugal are underway.
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