The vice president of the Community Executive for Clean Transition and Responsible for Competition, Teresa Riberahe has denied that there are indications of boycott in the Causes of the blackout which affects Spain, Portugal and also part of France, and which has described as “one of the most important electrical system falls in recent years.”
“For now there is nothing that allows us to affirm that there has been some type of boycott or cyber attack“He said in statements to the media at the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels, where he has claimed that the community executive works” with the utmost caution. “
Ribera has reported that the European Commission is in “narrow” contact with the Spanish and Portuguese authorities to work in a coordinated manner with the intention of restoring the service “as soon as possible.” “European electrical system operators are working to see what has happened and to support the system restoration in the Iberian Peninsula,” he explained. The executive vice president has also sent a message from “patience” to the population of these countries, which has asked “to follow the instructions of those responsible for Civil Protection.”
For its part, the European Commission has reported that it is working with Spain and Portugal to understand the cause and impact of the electric blackout that affects both countries. “The Commission is in contact with the national authorities of Spain and Portugal, as well as the European Network of Electricity Transportation Networks (ETSO-E), to understand the underlying cause and the impact of the situation,” said a spokesman for the Community Executive.
Brussels “will continue to supervise the situation and ensure that there is a fluid exchange of information between all relevant parts,” he added. “According to current European legislation (emergency and restoration network code), there are established protocols to restore the operation of the system,” the commission added.
