Massive power failure ensures chaos in Spain and Portugal
In Spain and Portugal there is a far -reaching power failure. « Plans for the restoration of the power supply » were initiated, the Spanish electricity network operator Red Eléctrica said on the platform X. In the north and south of the country, they started to restore the supply. The cause is sought.
Large parts of Spain and Portugal are affected by power failures. The cause is still unclear. Video: Reuters
Reporters from the German press agency reported both from the Spanish cities of Madrid and from Barcelona that there was no electricity on Monday afternoon. The Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Madrid, which was initially interrupted, was also affected.
Spain’s railway company Renfe reported that at 12.30 p.m. (local time) the entire national power grid failed – the trains had stopped at all train stations and did not go away.
The Spanish newspaper « El País » spoke of a « massive power failure », but only on the mainland. According to reporters, the Canarian or Balearic Islands were not affected.
In the neighboring country of Portugal there is a blackout in several areas – from the north to the south of the country, the broadcaster RTP reported.
Damaged cables ensure power failure in the station district
Hacker attack not excluded
More information about the extent of the power failure and the cause of the dpa initially did not exist. Spain’s National Cyber Security Authority Incibe examine whether a hacker attack could be behind the power failure, wrote « El País ».
In the small state of Andorra in the Pyrenees, on the other hand, the power failure took only a few seconds, the energy supplier Feda reported to X. The failure was caused on the Spanish side and the electricity was immediately restored thanks to the « automatic re -connection with the line coming from France ».
