Chante Hohip29 April 2025 | 12:01

Power returns to Spain and Portugal after massive blackouts

This was among the biggest power outages in Europe.

Power returns to Spain and Portugal after massive blackouts

Drivers wait outside their cars in a massive traffic jam in downtown Madrid as subway and trains are totally out of service due to a massive power outage in Spain, on April 28, 2025. Power went out across all of Spain and Portugal today, cutting cellphone and internet networks, halting trains and trapping people in elevators, officials said. The operator, Red Electrica, said it would likely take six to 10 hours to restore power in the country and urged people not to speculate as to the cause of the outage.

Spain, Portugal and parts of south-west France were plunged into darkness following a massive power outage on Monday. 

The outage affected homes, offices, traffic lights, cellphone and internet networks and brought public transport to a standstill.  

 

“Millions of people were caught up in the chaos…”
– Vicky Turner, World View Correspondent

While electricity has since been restored to parts of Spain and Portugal, the cause of the power grid’s collapse is still unknown.

 

“A cyber-attack has been ruled out but the fact that they still don’t know exactly what caused it is a little worrying because it could mean that it could all happen again.”
– Vicky Turner, World View Correspondent

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