Skip next section More than 99% power restored in Spain
04/29/2025April 29, 2025
More than 99% power restored in Spain
Power had almost entirely been restored to Spain after a blackout on Monday across the Iberian peninsula left millions of people in the dark and led the Spanish Interior Ministry to declare a state of emergency.
Grid operator Red Electrica said around 99.16% of the electricity supply was back online as of 6 a.m. (0400 GMT)
It was still not entirely clear what caused the outage but officials in Portugal and European Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera ruled out foul play.
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Skip next section Around 92% of electricity is back in mainland Spain 04/29/2025April 29, 2025
Around 92% of electricity is back in mainland Spain
About 92% of the electricity has been restored in mainland Spain, the Spanish grid operator, Red Electrica de Espana (REE) wrote on X.
According to REE, 18,563 megawatts of mainland Spain’s electricity demand has been restored.
“100% of the transmission grid substations have been energized,” said the Spanish electricity suppler, adding that they are “working to restore supply.”
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Skip next section Over 61% of electricity restored in mainland Spain
04/29/2025April 29, 2025
Over 61% of electricity restored in mainland Spain
Electricity has been restored to over 61% of mainland following the massive blackout that affected the Iberian Peninsula, according to the Spanish grid operator, Red Electrica de Espana (REE), on Tuesday.
The grid operator also said that they are “actively working to restore normalcy to the electricity system.”
The power outage began on Monday at 12:33 p.m local time (1033 UTC).
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Skip next section Nearly 50% of power restored, Spain’s PM says
04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Nearly 50% of power restored, Spain’s PM says
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said nearly 50% of Spain’s power supply was restored.
“The goal is to continue restoring the supply over the coming hours,” Sanchez said in a televised speech.
The Spanish leader said it was unknown when power would be completely restored.
He said that the situation was “asymmetrical,” with some regions already having restored most of their power and others still below 15%.
According to Sanchez, Spanish authorities are yet to determine the cause of the blackout.
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Skip next section Failure of interconnection of Spain, France grids caused outage: report
04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Failure of interconnection of Spain, France grids caused outage: report
The massive power outage that hit both Spain and Portugal was caused by a failure of the interconnection between the power grids of Spain and France, Spanish daily La Vanguardia reported.
The report quoted Spanish grid operator REE’s system operations chief Eduardo Prieto.
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Skip next section Eleven trains still stranded in Spain04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Eleven trains still stranded in Spain
‘s transport minister said 11 trains were stranded with passengers on board, hours after a power outage brought the country to a standstill.
“Help is still needed for 11 trains,” Transport Minister Oscar Puenta posted on his X account.
This comes as efforts to get the power back in both Spain and Portugal are underway.
Spain’s electricity operator said more than 35% of the country’s power demands are currently being met, with acting Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro saying power in the country will be fully restored in the coming hours.
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Skip next section Air traffic in Spain, Portugal affected by power outage04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Air traffic in Spain, Portugal affected by power outage
IAG’s Spanish airline Iberia canceled 23 of the 247 flights that were set to take off on Monday due to the power outage that hit and , the company said.
Iberia said it would offer its passengers with flights on Monday the option of rescheduling their trips amid difficulties reaching airports.
In Portugal, the country’s airport operator ANA said it does not expect flights to have the ability to depart from Lisbon until 22:00 local time (21:00 CET) as a result of the outage.
Operations continued at both Porto and Faro airports, ANA said, but with limitations.
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Skip next section IN PICTURES — A day of frustration in Spain and Portugal
04/28/2025April 28, 2025
IN PICTURES — A day of frustration in Spain and Portugal
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Skip next section Spain declares state of emergency after nationwide outage
04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Spain declares state of emergency after nationwide outage
Spain’s Interior Ministry has declared a state of emergency after a nationwide power blackout hit the country and neighboring Portugal.
The ministry said the emergency status will be applied in those regions that request it.
So far, , Andalusia and Extremadura have called upon central government to take over public order and other functions.
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Skip next section Portugal power provider says could be ‘thousand and one causes’ for mass outage
04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Portugal power provider says could be ‘thousand and one causes’ for mass outage
’s grid operator said that it had “no information” the mass power outages were the result of a cyberattack.
REN board member Joao Conceicao told reporters the company was not ruling out the possibility that the blackout was due to a “very large oscillation in the electrical voltages, first in the Spanish system, which then spread to the Portuguese system.”
“There could be a thousand and one causes, it’s premature to assess the cause,” he said, adding that REN was in permanent contact with .
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Skip next section Madrid Open cancels play for Monday
04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Madrid Open cancels play for Monday
Organizers of the Madrid Open tennis tournament said that play for the rest of Monday was cancelled.
“For reasons beyond the control of the organisation and in order to guarantee general safety, the nationwide power-cut experienced in Spain on Monday 28 April has forced the cancellation of both the day and night sessions at the Mutua Madrid Open,” the Madrid Open said in a post on X.
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Skip next section Spain’s grid operator reports progress in 10 regions
04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Spain’s grid operator reports progress in 10 regions
Red Electrica said that work to restore electricity was progressing in 10 regions in .
The power provider said there was electricity again in areas of Catalonia, Aragon, the Basque Country, Galicia, Asturias, Navarre, Castile and Leon, Extremadura and Andalusia, it said.
The update follows a previous statement in which Red Electrica said that power supply had been restored in parts of the north, south and west of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Skip next section Spain looking to recover power supply ‘soon’ — PM
04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Spain looking to recover power supply ‘soon’ — PM
‘s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the aim was to have restored power nationwide “soon.”
Sanchez said in a televised address that connections with France and Morocco had been partially restored and that the “combined cycles and hydroelectric plants throughout the country have also been reactivated, which should allow us to recover the supply across Spain soon.”
The cause of the outage was still to be determined, the prime minister stressed.
“We still do not have conclusive information about the reasons for this outage… It’s better not to speculate, we will know the causes, we do not rule out any hypothesis,” Sanchez said.
He called on his country to show “responsibility and civility” to help authorities manage a sweeping power outage
Sanchez said interconnections with neighboring France and Morocco, which were also hit, have already partially restored supply to Spain and thanked the governments of both countries.
Meanwhile, “combined cycles and hydroelectric plants throughout the country have also been reactivated, which should allow us to recover the supply across Spain soon,” Sanchez added in a televised address
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04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Not possible to restore inter-city train services on Monday — Spain’s transport minister
The minister of transport in has said it won’t be possible to have inter-city train services up and running again on Monday.
“Today it is not expected that the circulation of medium and long-distance trains will be restored… We are working so that, once the electricity supply is restored, we can resume those services which will no longer be possible today,” Oscar Puente wrote on X.
The minister said it would take time to restore control systems once power was back, and that systems guaranteeing safety would need to be rebooted.
Puente also said that air traffic at airports was operating normally except for a 20% reduction “due to telecommunications security precautions.”
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Skip next section Spain’s Nuclear Safety Council says nuclear plants in ‘safe’ condition
04/28/2025April 28, 2025
Spain’s Nuclear Safety Council says nuclear plants in ‘safe’ condition
’s nuclear power plants reported that they were in the process of restoring external power supply and were preparing for “possible reconnection” to the national grid.
Spain’s Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) said the plants automatically shut down due to the power outage and then shifted to backup diesel generators which kept the plants in “safe working order.”
The CSN said that the outage “has had no impact on workers, the public, or the environment.”
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