Millions of people have been affected A mass blackout in Spain And on Portugal Monday, only parts of the southwest of the neighboring France met some interruptions. The quick disconnection of France from the Spanish network prevented the country from having a very serious impact because darkness only lasts a few minutes.
The question that many people now ask: a Large scale network failure In France? According to French experts and officials, the risk is relatively low, but not.
The last big incident occurred in 1978
France did not suffer from the blackout of such size Since December 1978. Today, e -infrastructure is very stable, thank you Contacts with neighboring countries And many layers of protection.
Tuesday morning, France delivered 1,500 MW of emergency supply Help confirm the Spanish network.
In addition, hospitals, nuclear centers and other important infrastructure are equipped Reserve Generators According to government officials, it can act autonomous for several days.
France also has the rapid intervention of the Fire (Form D’aitzian Robit Elkdrisit), which includes 2,500 experts that can be used If it happens in a few minutes This type of incident.
According to the researcher and member of the Powdev Project, Alicia Pasier, who reads ResistantOvarian It’s still very soon Give a safe answer to whether France can avoid a similar blackout. “We do not know what the cause of darkness in Spain. It is difficult to say whether this is happening in France without knowing the reasons,” Basierr explained in an interview with Euronaws.
“There is Spain An isolated system on the peninsula. So France has no support for foreign countries to share electricity to meet their needs to meet their needs, ”he said.
French network automatically disconnected from Spanish
When the Spanish Network failed, French network automatically cut off for an hour Before the gradual connecting Giving Spain’s Energy. “We can easily connect with our neighbors through our neighboring countries than Spain. We are from more countries. We have many security methods to avoid darkness.
“We’ve already seen yesterday. If there is trouble, It is very good to isolate the European network problem“Pasier said.” So there was no spreading of darkness, and only a few power cuts in the Bask country lasted for an hour or more. “
Add the big ones France proof on nuclear power It provides another protection: “We have a very strong atomic system to help you adjust the frequency a little more during a serious problem.” There are also Emergency Agreements pre -installed with industrial plantsThis allows them to detect energy consumption based on the need to balance the network in the event of blackout, the researcher explains.
What to do in the event of blackout?
In the case that does not occur A common blackoutOfficers They advise the citizens who are ready. “If this happens, get ready Emergency kit with drugs.
“This is also important Make a little money. It is important not to take panic. There are crisis management plans, work and worked in Spain yesterday. “He also advised not to overload emergency telephone lines unnecessarily.” As seen in Spain yesterday, it is unlikely that it can last for more than 12 hours. “
