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A mass power blow Spain and Portugal on Monday, eliminating traffic lights, ATMs and telephone lines and forcing the evacuation of subway systems in both countries, according to reports.
A chart on the website of the Electric Retry of Spain showing the demand throughout the country indicated a strong fall around 12:15 pm local time of 27,500 megawatts to almost 15,000, according to The Associated Press.
“It seems that it was a problem with the distribution network, apparently in Spain. It is still being determined,” said Portugal Cabinet Minister Leitão Amaro, to the National Portuguese news agency.
The exact cause of the interruption is still clear. The National Portuguese Cybersecurity Center issued a statement by saying that there were no signs that the interruption was due to a cyber attack.
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The spectators roam within the place of the Madrid tennis tournament during a blackout in Madrid, on Monday, April 28. (AP/Manu Fernández)
The video that was broadcast on Spanish television showed people who evacuated subway stations in Madrid and empty stations with The trains stopped In Barcelona. The Parliament of Spain also remained in the dark, the public broadcaster RTVE reported.
He ATP Tour said The game in the Open Madrid tennis tournament was suspended due to the blackout.
In Portugal, several Lisbon subway cars were evacuated, the courts stopped working and ATMs and electronic payment systems were affected. The traffic lights in Lisbon also stopped working.
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People try to board a bus full of people after the subway stopped running in Lisbon, Portugal, on Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP/Armando Franca)
Both Portuguese and Spanish governments Emergency cabinet revolutions convened to address the situation, according to Reuters.
The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, also visited the Red Electric grid operator to follow the efforts to restore power.
A chef from a carrying food restaurant works in a dark kitchen with the help of the lantern of a phone during an energy cut in Madrid on Monday. (Reuters/Susana Vera)
Eduardo Prieto, head of Operations of Electrica, told journalists that he had no precedents, calling the “exceptional and extraordinary” event.
“We are beginning to recover energy in the north and south of the Peninsula, which is key to gradually fulfill the supply of electricity,” Red Electrica wrote in X. “This process implies the gradual energy of the transmission grid as the generating units are connected.”
A view shows a dark subway station in Lisbon, Portugal, during a generalized blackout that hit Spain and Portugal around noon on Monday. (Adri Salido/Anadolu through Getty Images)
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“The causes are being analyzed, and all resources are dedicated to addressing the problem,” he added.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
