A major blackouts from the power grid affects Portugal, Spain, and other European countries on the morning of Monday. The Spanish generator redelectricly reported on Monday (28) that the Iberian Peninsula was affected. The company said the incident is being evaluated and will be treated.
According to shared reports on social networks, the failure also affects countries such as Italy, France, Poland and Finland.
It is rare to occur such a broad energy interruption in the Iberian Peninsula. Countries have a combined population of more than 50 million people. It was not immediately clear how many people were affected.
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE said that a large power outage has reached several regions of the country around 12:30 pm local time, leaving its writing, the Spanish parliament in Madrid and subway stations across the country. People in WhatsApp chats in Barcelona and in the periphery cities and towns also reported the lack of energy.
According to local newspapers, it also hits telephone lines and traffic lights. At airports, shipments are being made “old-fashioned” and manually check-in.
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Spain
The Spanish concessionaire Red Electrical confirmed the failure in the country. Plans of replacement of electricity supply were activated in collaboration with companies in the sector. “The causes are being analyzed and all resources are being mobilized to solve the problem,” the company said.
In the country, Blecaut affected several cities such as Madrid, Seville, Granada, Malaga and Cadiz.
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In Madrid, the game between Dimitrov and Fearly had to be paralyzed because a camera was stopped on the court due to lack of electricity. The game was on the second set when it had to be paralyzed.
According to local SIC newspaper, there are people trapped inside subway and hospitals begin to face problems with the absence of energy. Colleges such as the Center for Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisbon already work only with generators.
Plans of replacement of electricity supply were activated in collaboration with companies in the sector.
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Portugal
In Portugal, a country with about 10.6 million inhabitants, the interruption reached the capital, Lisbon, and adjacent areas, as well as the northern and southern regions of the country.
The Portuguese distributor e-Redes said the interruption was due to “a problem with the European electrical system”, according to the Portuguese newspaper Expresso. The company said it was forced to cut energy into specific areas to stabilize the grid, according to the same newspaper.
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The e-nits said that parts of France were also affected. It was not possible to make calls on cell phones, although some applications were working. (With information from the Associated Press)
