In brief
Electricity has been largely restored in Spain after a significant blackout that lasted for almost 18 hours, affecting essential services and leaving millions temporarily stranded.
As of early Tuesday morning, Spain's national power company, Red Eléctrica, announced that 99 percent of power demand in mainland Spain was being met, with all substations operational by 6 a.m. local time. The widespread outage had begun on Monday, darkening airports, interrupting train services, and disabling traffic lights across the country. The situation was further complicated as similar issues were experienced in neighboring Portugal, where the electricity and gas supplier, REN, reported that it had managed to restore 85 out of 89 substations. However, some areas within Portugal continued to experience outages.Officials remained unsure about the cause of the blackout, which left a considerable portion of the Iberian Peninsula without power, but emphasized that there were no indications of a malicious act such as a cyberattack. As investigations continue, the event serves as a reminder of the vulnerabilities faced by modern electrical grids.As the situation evolves, updates will be provided to keep the public informed about any further developments.
