Large parts of Spain, Portugal hit by power outage

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Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica said it was working with energy companies to restore power after large parts of Spain and Portugal were hit by a power outage on Monday.

E-Redes, a Spanish electricity grid monitoring company, said in a statement it was working on reestablishing connection in phases.

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“This is a wider European problem,” it added.

❗️⚡️🇪🇸🇵🇹🇫🇷🇦🇩 – On April 28, 2025, a significant power outage continues to affect Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and parts of France, with no immediate resolution in sight.

The blackout has disrupted electricity supply in major cities, including Madrid, Valencia, and Barcelona, as… pic.twitter.com/fAxRdUd1oB

— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) April 28, 2025

Spanish radio stations said part of the Madrid underground was being evacuated. There were traffic jams at Madrid city centre as traffic lights stopped working, Cader Ser Radio station reported.

The Portuguese police said traffic lights were affected across the country, the metro was closed in Lisbon and Porto, and trains were not running.

This is what a power outage in Europe looks like: subways and airports are down, and the streets are in chaos.

According to the latest information, the power outage affected not only Spain and Portugal, but also parts of France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. What exactly… pic.twitter.com/DXrwlb5i26

— Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) April 28, 2025

The Spanish airport operator AENA says spanish airports suffer some disruptions due to power outage, contingency generators are active and the spanish government has convened a crisis meeting at offices of Red Eléctrica due to power outage, Spanish newspaper El Pais reports.

RTE, the grid operator in France also reported that parts of France briefly lost power following outages in Spain and Portugal.