Several parts of Europe experienced massive blackouts on Monday.

Spain, Portugal, and some parts of France all experienced massive electricity outages, which impacted hospitals, traffic lights, airports, and households.

Eduardo Prieto, director of Spanish transmission system operator Red Eléctrica, shared, Spain’s electrical system “disconnected from the European system, and the collapse of the Iberian electricity network at 12:38.”

Leaders of Spain, Portugal, and France have not revealed if the blackouts were linked to cyberattacks.

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– For the first time in history, a blackout of this magnitude has struck Europe. Limited information is available regarding the cause.

Mercadona has emerged as the sole refuge amid the chaos caused by the blackout, with its generators keeping supermarkets open and fully… pic.twitter.com/TOZUA5KZKO

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Here’s what Politico reported:

Spain and Portugal lost power Monday in a massive electricity blackout that affected public transport systems, traffic lights and hospitals.

Outages were reported from Madrid to Lisbon, with large parts of the Iberian Peninsula without power as of early Monday afternoon.

The blackout was caused by a “very strong oscillation in the electrical network” that led Spain’s power system to “disconnect from the European system, and the collapse of the Iberian electricity network at 12:38,” Eduardo Prieto, director of Spanish transmission system operator Red Eléctrica, said.

Prieto refused to speculate as to what had caused the power surge and declined to say if a cyberattack could have contributed to the blackout. While the flow of electricity has been reestablished in some parts of Spain, he added that it would take between six and 10 hours to have service fully restored throughout the rest of the country.

Spain and Portugal have a highly integrated energy grid that operates as an energy island and is linked to the rest of Europe through a small number of cross-border interconnections with France.
The European Commission has for years called for greater integration of the countries’ energy systems, but while Madrid, Lisbon and Paris have repeatedly signaled their will to move forward with that plan, advances have been slow to come.

#BREAKING: Spanish power distributor Red Electrica says restoring power after a massive outage that also hit Portugal and parts of France could take 6 to 10 hours.#blackout #blackoutEurope#Spain #France #Portugal
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MASSIVE BLACKOUT IN EUROPE

Residents in Spain, Portugal, France, and Belgium report major outages.
Airports and subways shut down, communication networks hit.
Madrid’s Barajas Airport is out of service, El Mundo reports.
No official cause confirmed yet. Chaos unfolds. pic.twitter.com/vZyJOjhEwj

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 28, 2025

Per Euro News:

A nationwide power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, leaving millions without electricity. Reports indicate issues with the European electric grid. Updates to follow.

Spain and Portugal experienced a widespread power outage on Monday, leaving millions without electricity in a snap blackout.

In Portugal, official sources told domestic media that the outage, which hit around late morning local time, was nationwide, while similar reports emerged from Spain.
Madrid’s Barajas International Airport and Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado were closed after being left without power, and telecommunications have also been affected, with residents across the two countries saying they have no access to mobile networks.

Meanwhile, other airports have come to a standstill throughout the Iberian Peninsula, and flights from Brussels and other European cities to Spain and Portugal have been cancelled, leaving hundreds stranded, Euronews has learned.

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