Portugal has named a rare atmospheric phenomenon as the cause of a power outage.
The reason for the malfunction of the Spanish and Portuguese power grids was a rare atmospheric phenomenon. This was announced to Reuters on April 28 by the Portuguese electricity grid operator Ren.
"Extreme temperature fluctuations in the interior" of Spain have caused problems in the operation of the electricity grid, the statement said.
According to the company, it may take several days to bring the electricity back to normal.
In addition, the Spanish operator Red Electrica stressed that the large-scale failure in the country's energy system was the largest in its history.
Large-scale power outages in Spain and Portugal became known earlier in the day. It was clarified that this affected the operation of public transport, power lines and telephone communication in some parts of Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon. The government representative clarified that the Canary and Balearic Islands of Spain were able to avoid power outages.
Later, Spanish and Portuguese media reported that specialists had already begun work on restoring power supply. According to the portal Portugal Resident, the outages were caused by "a problem in the European electricity grid that affected the national grid."
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