Spain and Portugal hit by sweeping power outage: Here is what we know

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Spain and Portugal hit by sweeping power outage: Here is what we know  Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency after a nationwide blackout paralysed much of the Iberian Peninsula. Work is still underway as technicians scramble to restore power.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/29/spain-and-portugal-hit-by-sweeping-power-outage-here-is-what-we-know  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A state of emergency was declared in Spain after an unprecedented power outage swept

00:06through much of the Iberian Peninsula. The peninsula spanning across Spain and Portugal

00:11is home to more than 50 million people. In Spain, many major centers were affected by

00:17the blackout, including Madrid, Barcelona, and Seville. The blackout brought the affected

00:23areas to a standstill, disrupting airports, train services, telecommunications, traffic

00:29lights, ATMs, and more. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that 50% of the country's

00:35national power supply had been restored, noting that investigations to identify the cause

00:40are still ongoing.

00:59We still don't have any final information about the reasons of this court.

01:05Several officials have ruled out foul play as a potential cause, including European Council

01:10President António Costa. Portugal's two largest cities, Lisbon and Porto, were also dealing

01:15with similar challenges to those of their neighbors. The country's premier, Luiz Montenegro, said

01:21officials are working tirelessly to help those in need and to restore connectivity in the

01:25affected areas. Portugal's national grid operator, REN, said that almost all of the country's

01:3189 power substations have been fixed and that power was restored to more than 2.5 million people.

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