Almost a total recovery for electrical service in Spain and Portugal
the Electricity has been restored Almost completely on Tuesday in Spain and Portugal, after a massive blackout of an unknown origin that caused a chaotic day on the Iberian Peninsula.
In the streets of Madrid, the return of the electric fluid was accompanied by applause and screams of the joy of neighbors, after a long day without electricity, and in many cases without the Internet or mobile phones.
About 05:00 Local (02:00 GMT) on Tuesday, 92.09 % of the demand for electricity in continental Spain was restored, according to the network operator. irrigation.
The situation in Portugal and the official announcement of the Spanish government
In Portugal, according to the local operator RangAbout 6.2 million stream users again had a total of 6.5 million subscribers.
Shortly before, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, admitted that it cannot be said “still with certainty” when a 100 % recovery is reached.
The electrical contact was received with applause by neighbors in cities such as Madrid and for reasons, according to Agence France -Presse newspapers.
The immediate effect of obfuscation and first reactions
Half an hour after midday on Monday, most of the Iberian Peninsula ran out of energy. Suddenly, mobile phones lost the signal, cut electronic devices and stopped elevators and trains.
“People were shocked, because this has never happened in Spain,” said Carlos Condori, a 19 -year -old in Madrid.
Sanchez said in his night appearing from the Moncois Palace, the headquarters of the government, where he repeated that he could not be excluded in his appearance from the Montaco Palace, the headquarters of the government, where he repeated the assertion that its size cannot be excluded from the Moncalua Palace, the headquarters of the government, where he repeated that the volume of blackout is not precedents in Spain No hypothesis About its origin.
Technical details of energy outages
Sanchez said: “At 12:33 this morning, 15 generations of Gelatis suddenly lost the system (…) in just five seconds. This is something that has never happened,” Sanchez said.
“Fifteen GB is about 60 % of the country’s request at the time,” he said. “What caused this sudden disappearance in the show? It is something that specialists have not yet been able to identify, but they will do,” Sanchez said.
The non -essential workers also advised not to work on Tuesday.
Partial Appeal of Railways Service
With the suspension of traffic lights, the police struggled to direct the traffic, crowded, holy, main urban traffic. The authorities urged the residents not to use their cars, but without electricity, many people did not know the notifications.
“They closed and did not say anything,” he regretted Barcelona Romo Romo, a 48 -year -old cleaning employee who was waiting for alternatives to returning home.
Spanish railway infrastructure official (AdifI mentioned in X that railways for all companies until the new communication is suspended “and asked the population not to go to the stations.
Durable trains and high speed recovery
During the early hours of Tuesday, there is still there Three prohibited trains The Spanish Minister of Transport, Oscar Pente, said.
On Tuesday, Puente also announced the resumption of high -speed railway, including the relationship between Madrid and Barcelona, the most used in the country.
Continuous investigations and international data
Earlier, Sanchez indicated that a blackout caused “general interruption to display on the Iberian Peninsula and in some regions of southern France,” which affects millions of people and the generation of “economic losses in companies, companies and industries.”
From Brussels, the European Council president, Antonio Costa, said in X that, at the present time, there are no indications that infiltration into the cybersecurity.
Ukraine president, Volodimir Zellinski, said in X that his country is ready for “help” in Spain, thanks to his experience in combating any energy challenge, including power outages, after “years of war and Russian attacks.”
Other effects and background power outages
In the absence of external electrical supplies, he said the Spanish nuclear power plant reactors that were operating “automatically”, Nuclear Safety CouncilNatural procedure in these cases.
Air traffic has also been disturbed, especially at Madrid and Barcelona airports and pushing, according to the agency responsible for monitoring European air traffic. EuroControl.
“I was in the office when my computer suddenly came out,” said Edgar Pereira, a 34 -year -old advertisement worker in Lisbon, to Agence France Presse.
Historical cases of power outages
Other countries that also witnessed major electricity cuts, without being due to meteorological phenomena ::
- Tunisia in September 2023
- Sri Lanka in August 2020
- Argentina and Uruguay in June 2019
- India, where half of the country suffered a giant blackout in July 2012
AFP
