Spain restores 92% of power after blackout
Spain said that as of Tuesday morning, April 29, 92% of electricity had been restored.
Spain said that as of Tuesday morning, April 29, 92% of electricity had been restored.
As El Pais reports, citing the Vice President of the Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenges, Sarah Aagesen, 100% of the transport network substations have also been restored, she added.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he spent the entire night at the headquarters of the energy network operator Red Eléctrica.
«We are working around the clock to restore supply. Thank you to all the workers who are working to restore normal life,» he wrote.
Sánchez was accompanied to the Red Eléctrica headquarters by Deputy Prime Ministers María Jesús Montero and Sara Aagen.
On Tuesday at 9 a.m., they will participate in a meeting of the National Security Council, which will be chaired by the king.
As a reminder, at around 12:30 local time on Monday, the entire Iberian Peninsula — Spain, Portugal, and parts of France — was left without power .
The extraordinary event affected all spheres of life — payments were only possible in cash, traffic lights went out on the streets of cities, trains and the metro stopped, communications and the Internet partially did not work. The Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency.
According to the Portuguese network operator, the power outage was caused by a «rare atmospheric phenomenon.» European Council President António Costa said there were «no signs of a cyberattack» in the European blackout.
Several European countries have been hit by a massive blackout: people are stuck in subway cars and elevators, and authorities are talking about 6–10 hours for restoration
Several European countries have been hit by a massive blackout: people are stuck in subway cars and elevators, and authorities are talking about 6–10 hours for restoration
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