US EditionSpain declares state of emergency after nationwide power blackout
- On Monday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared a state of emergency after a widespread power blackout hit Spain and Portugal, affecting major cities like Madrid and Lisbon.
- The blackout began around midday due to extreme temperature variations causing anomalous oscillations in very high voltage lines, though the exact cause remains undetermined.
- The outage disrupted transportation, communication networks, and essential services, leaving millions stranded and causing elevator incidents and power loss in hospitals and airports.
- Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and European officials confirmed no evidence supports a cyberattack, while REN warned full power restoration might take up to a week.
- The emergency status allows coordinated government response including military mobilization, and the event raised concerns over Spain's reliance on intermittent renewable energy sources.
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King Philip VI will preside over the meeting of the National Security Council this Tuesday “to facilitate operationality given the special circumstances that advise it”
Spain Declares State of Emergency Over Power Outage
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The Government has declared the emergency of national interest in Andalusia, Extremadura, Murcia, La Rioja, Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, Galicia and Comunidad Valencia
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