London – Millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France lost power on Monday due to an unknown network problem, the Spanish government confirmed to ABC News.
The Spanish Government said that he convened an emergency crisis meeting to fix the situation as soon as possible.
Red Eléctrica, the corporation that operates the national electricity grid in Spain, said it is working to restore energy to Continental and Portugal Spain in an update published on the company’s website.
An employee is close to refrigerators and freezers off in a supermarket in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a mass energy cut that affects the entire Iberian Peninsula and south of France.
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Red Eléctrica announced that electricity should be completely restored within six to 10 hours.
“Power has already been restored in substations in several areas of the north, south and west of the Peninsula, and consumers in these areas begin to be supplied,” said the electricity update.
The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said during a press conference on Monday night that the authorities are working to determine the origins of the blackout.
“We are working to know the origins and reason of this incident,” Sánchez said in Spanish. “We are using all our resources to solve the problem.”
A woman uses the flashlight of her cell phone in the dark after the matches are suspended due to an energy cut in Madrid Open in Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2025
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Electricity has been restored in 10 regions in Spain so far, added Sánchez.
Red Eléctrica is also working to provide energy from generators, which is part of the procedure to restore the power supply, the update added.
Meanwhile, the authorities asked people to stay at home and avoid circulating, while emergency generators were also being implemented.
A seller of a sports store works with a head light in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a mass energy cut that affects the entire Iberian Peninsula and south of France.
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“The plans to restore the electricity supply have been activated in collaboration with the companies in the sector after the zero that occurred in the peninsular system,” Red Eléctrica wrote in a publication to X. “The causes are being analyzed and all resources are dedicated to solve it.”
Airports in the country were not closed, but they are seeing mass delays. Humberto Delgado airport in Lisbon was seeing the most canceled and delayed flights of any airport in the world, according to FamousWith the Prat de Barcelona-el Airport and Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barojas airport not far away.
The power cuts affected the Open of Madrid, with the tennis matches canceled on Monday “to guarantee the safety of the players, fans and personnel,” the tournament saying In a statement.
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