{"id":135464,"date":"2025-04-28T23:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/power-outage-latest-spain-declares-state-of-emergency-after-major-blackout-the-telegraph\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T23:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:10:30","slug":"power-outage-latest-spain-declares-state-of-emergency-after-major-blackout-the-telegraph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/power-outage-latest-spain-declares-state-of-emergency-after-major-blackout-the-telegraph\/","title":{"rendered":"Power outage latest: Spain declares state of emergency after major blackout – The Telegraph"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than half of Spain\u2019s power is restored, the country\u2019s REE electricity operator said late Monday.
Spain has declared a state of emergency after a mass power blackout paralysed most of the Iberian Peninsula.
The unprecedented outages across Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France affected the daily lives of millions, grounding flights, halting trains and leaving whole cities without electricity or telecommunications.
Spain\u2019s interior ministry said the emergency status will be applied in the regions that request it. So far, Madrid, Andalusia and Extremadura have asked for the central government to take over public order and other functions.
Pedro Sanchez, Spain\u2019s prime minister, said the cause of the blackout was still unknown and called on citizens to avoid travel, use mobile phones sparingly and \u201cto act with responsibility and civility\u201d.
The president of Madrid\u2019s regional government had earlier requested that the army be deployed to the region to maintain order, but the request has so far not been answered.
Mr Sanchez promised to restore power nationwide \u201csoon\u201d with help from Morocco and France.\u00a0
In Portugal, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said that power would be fully restored later tonight. He said all the state services remained operating in the country despite the difficulties.
Portuguese grid operator REN said one possible cause for the blackout may be a \u201cvery large oscillation in the electrical voltages\u201d that started in Spain\u2019s grid and spread to Portugal\u2019s system.
Train stations across Spain will open overnight to stranded passengers, Oscar Puente, the country\u2019s transport minister, said.
At least 15 stations, including in Madrid, Seville and Malaga, will accommodate people who need to take a train and have nowhere else to go, Mr Puente said.
\u201cThe goal is to make it easier for people who need to take a train and have no other option to stay overnight,\u201d he said in a post on X.
The UME, a branch of the Spanish military which provides disaster relief, has provided blankets to people staying in Atocha station, which in southeast Madrid, Mr Puente said.
Passengers on three trains are still waiting to be rescued, the president of Renfe, Spain\u2019s state railway company said.
Alvaro F Heredia said 114 rescues of trains have been completed today, involving more than 35,000 people.
\u201cThe first priority has been to rescue and evacuate all trains carrying passengers,\u201d Mr Heredia said.
\u201cThree trains remain to be rescued in collaboration with state security forces. Trains are now being recovered, the tracks are being cleared and the service is being organised.\u201d
Renfe said in a post on X that train service is gradually being restored and that all passengers affected by the \u201cexceptional situation\u201d are guaranteed travel to their final destination.
Pedro Sanchez, Spain\u2019s prime minister, was pictured meeting with the bosses of REE, the country\u2019s electricity operator, as power is gradually restored from a nationwide blackout.
Datos actualizados a las 23:15h. desde el CECOEL de @RedElectricaREE<\/a> , donde est\u00e1 reunida VP Sara Aagesen acompa\u00f1ando al presidente @sanchezcastejon<\/a> <\/p>\n

El 53,1% de demanda energ\u00e9tica est\u00e1 atendida (13.000 MW).<\/p>\n

Restablecidas 494 subestaciones de 680 (73%). pic.twitter.com\/vQJzxHGSzZ<\/a>
Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, said the government would work \u201call night long\u201d to restore power to the nation.
In an address to citizens, Mr Sanchez said \u201call state resources are being mobilised to restore normal supply as quickly as possible\u201d.
He added: \u201cWe\u2019ll be working flat out, all night long. With professionalism and commitment. As Spain always does in these situations.\u201d
More than 60 per cent of power has been restored, Spain\u2019s electricity operator says, as recovery efforts continue into the night.
As of midnight local time, 61.35 per cent of the demand \u201chas now been recovered\u201d, REE said, and 78 per cent of substations are \u201cenergised\u201d.
Lisbon\u2019s airport has now reopened to passengers, Portugal\u2019s Lusa news agency reported.
However, the airport\u2019s management company ANA is recommending that people contact their airlines for information about their flights before going there.\u00a0
The airport was in chaos earlier today, with mass disruption to flights and drivers forced to abandon their cars to walk to the building. Police were deployed to control entrances to the airport, where hundreds of people were stranded with baggage in tow.
One Spanish man said today\u2019s power outage was \u201cnothing\u201d compared to the floods which battered the country last year.
Manuel Algaba, 54, who lives in the Valencian municipality of Paiporta, told the Spanish daily El Pais that the blackout was \u201cnothing compared to what we had to live through\u201d.
Power was restored at around 8:30pm local time to most of Paiporta, which was among the towns hardest hit by the floods and saw dozens of people lose their lives, El Pais reported.
\u201cThere\u2019s water and no mud in the streets,\u201d Mr Algaba added.
Another resident, Miquel Lopez, said: \u201cPeople are prepared for this. They still keep candles, canned goods and even battery-powered radios at home.\u201d
Over half of Spain\u2019s power has been restored, Spain\u2019s electricity operator says.
As of 11:00pm local time, 51 per cent of the demand \u201chas now been recovered\u201d, REE said, and 70 per cent of substations are \u201cenergised\u201d.
Recovery is gradually expanding as the country races to get back in operation.
Around half of Spain\u2019s power has been restored, Spain\u2019s electricity operator said.
48.2 per cent of demand has been recovered and 66 per cent of the grid\u2019s substations are running as of 10:30pm local time.
Portugal\u2019s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro says that power in the country will be fully restored in the coming hours.
He said all the state services remained operating in the country despite all the difficulties
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