{"id":16653,"date":"2025-04-28T20:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T20:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16653"},"modified":"2025-04-28T20:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T20:22:48","slug":"massive-power-outage-hits-spain-portugal-and-parts-of-france-amid-european-grid-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/28\/massive-power-outage-hits-spain-portugal-and-parts-of-france-amid-european-grid-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Power Outage Hits Spain, Portugal, and Parts of France Amid European Grid Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan-<\/strong><\/em>Most of Spain, along with parts of neighboring Portugal and France, experienced a massive power outage around midday Monday. Traffic lights and telephone services largely stopped working across central Madrid, while most train services were also suspended, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

The Spanish government said it is working to determine the cause of the blackout, according to a statement sent via text message. The Canary and Balearic Islands were not affected. Spain\u2019s power grid operator, Red El\u00e9ctrica, said it is collaborating with other companies to restore electricity after the widespread outage.<\/p>\n

The company confirmed that restoring full power could take between six to ten hours but refrained from speculating on the cause of the outage. Portugal\u2019s National Cybersecurity Center issued a statement saying there is no evidence the blackout resulted from a cyberattack. Eduardo Brito, head of operations at the company, described the incident as “exceptional and unprecedented.”<\/p>\n

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The Iberian Peninsula was confirmed to be impacted, and the situation is under evaluation, with necessary measures being taken. Large-scale outages are rare in this region, which has a combined population of over 50 million people. It was unclear how many residents were immediately affected.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

Spanish grid monitoring company e-Redes stated that it is working to gradually restore electricity, calling the event “a Europe-wide issue.” Spanish radio stations reported parts of Madrid\u2019s subway had been evacuated, with heavy traffic jams occurring due to malfunctioning traffic signals.<\/p>\n

Spain’s RTVE broadcast network reported that several regions lost power around 12:30 p.m. local time, darkening their newsroom, the Spanish Parliament building in Madrid, and metro stations across the country. Residents in Barcelona and surrounding towns also reported outages through neighborhood WhatsApp groups.<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s national railway operator suspended train services across the country due to the power outage. Adif, Spain\u2019s railway infrastructure manager, announced on X (formerly Twitter) that “a general power outage affecting supply has led to the halting of railway services across the entire network.”<\/p>\n

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On April 28, 2025, the lights went out across Spain and Portugal. Millions were left stranded, had no electricity, no internet, no transport, no way to buy food, or call for help. The official story? A mysterious grid failure.<\/p>\n

How do entire countries go dark in 2025? This was no\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/1xZCOBmOrV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MarXmeN (@10MarXmen) April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n