An extensive outage of electricity affected by Spain, Portugal and part of the southwestern France, It had several reasons, including overvoltage in the mains, which subsequently caused a chain reaction. This stems from the report published on Tuesday by the Spanish government, informs TASR referring to AFP.
The Spanish Minister for Ecological Transformation and Demographic Challenges Sara Agesen said after the government meeting that The system did not have sufficient capacity to control the voltage. It also pointed out the inappropriate response of the Ree network operator and some energy companies. According to her, they disconnected their power plants “inappropriately … to protect their equipment”.
The overvoltage, ie excessive voltage in the electric network, arises as a result of excessive power, lightning strike or failure of protective equipment. In such cases, protective systems automatically disconnect parts of the mains, which can cause extensive outages, writes AFP.
The outage of April 28 was interrupted by internet and telephone connections, stopped train transport, stopped work in businesses and immersed cities into darkness. The incident affected the Pyrenean peninsula and the south of France in the short term. The authorities tried to find the reason for the incident for weeks.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Shortly after the failure, he announced the establishment of the investigation commission and called on the population to refrain from speculating until detailed results were known. He pointed out that the investigation may take several months due to the complexity of the case.
