2025 Iberian Peninsula blackout
On Monday, 28 April 2025, at 12:33 CEST (11:33 WEST; 10:33 UTC), a major power blackout occurred across the Iberian Peninsula affecting mainland Portugal and peninsular Spain, where electric power
On Monday, 28 April 2025, at 12:33 CEST (11:33 WEST; 10:33 UTC), a major power blackout occurred across the Iberian Peninsula affecting mainland Portugal and peninsular Spain, where electric power
Power has been restored to tens of millions of people across almost all of Spain and Portugal, but disruptions to transport services were expected to stretch into a second day as
Traffic lights switched off, trains stopped, and airports went dark in several cities, including Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville in Spain and Lisbon, Santarém and Porto in Portugal
A nationwide power cut wreaked havoc across Spain on Monday, with one major port reporting disruptions and more expected. The grid operator, Red Electrica, confirmed widespread
A widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal has left much of the Iberian Peninsula without power, causing travel disruption and chaos across the two countries'' infrastructure.
Huge swathes of Spain and Portugal, including major cities like Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Porto and Seville have been affected by the power outage. Parts of the Basque region in
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On Monday, 28 April 2025, at 12:33 CEST (11:33 WEST; 10:33 UTC), a major power blackout occurred across the Iberian Peninsula affecting mainland Portugal and peninsular Spain, where electric power was interrupted for about ten hours in most of the Peninsula and longer in some areas. The power cut caused severe difficulties in telecommunications, transportation systems, and essential sectors such as emergency services
Port of Barcelona and Port of Algeciras have resumed normal operations following the power outage on Monday.
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A historic power outage has plunged Spain, Portugal, and parts of France into chaos, disrupting ports, airports, factories, and supply chains. Find out how the blackout is reshaping global
Major power outages across large areas of Spain and Portugal, as well as parts of southern France, knocked out traffic lights and disrupted public transportation and airport operations
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