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Spain and parts of Portugal were hit by a massive blackout that stopped trains on Monday, destroying flights and mobile networks and dimming traffic lights.
Data from Spanish power operators show that demand over 10 GW was cut off when the blackout hit after midday local time, suggesting that it is one of the biggest in recent European history.
The operator said it has stimulated plans to restore supply in cooperation with companies in the sector. In X’s message, it said it was looking for the cause of the incident.
He said that he began collecting voltages north and south of the peninsula.
The suspension affected millions of people across Spain in cities like Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but Portuguese residents also reported that their power had been reduced.
Spain’s major transport system has called for people to not drive cars.
In Madrid, people poured into the streets as metro stations evacuated and shops, restaurants and offices closed.
Some of the Spanish National Grid websites went down on Monday. The company’s Red Ereclika describes itself as the “backbone of the power system.”
Local media reported that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is scheduled to hold a crisis meeting with the top government officials on the National Grid, and that the country’s National Cybersecurity Institute is investigating whether the outage was due to a cyberattack.
This is a developing story
