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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held an extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council in Spain and visited the Red Eléctrica to follow up the efforts made in network re -operations. Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said he had spoken several times to Sanchez and expected that the force will be restored by the end of the day
The Portuguese Cabinet held a meeting in emergency situations at the Prime Minister’s residence.
The spectators wander around the place of the Madrid Open Tennis Championship during a general blackout.credit: AP
An official told the National News Agency, Losa, that the Portuguese government said that the power outage stems from problems outside the country.
“It seems that it was a problem with the distribution network, apparently in Spain. It is still confirmed,” it quoted the Minister of Ministers Lito Amaro as saying.
The Portuguese distributor E-EDES said that the interruption is due to a “European Electricity System,” according to the Portuguese newspaper. Expresso. The company said it is obliged to reduce energy in specific areas to achieve stability in the network, according to Expresso.
Black -up of the second electric power in the European power outage in less than six weeks after a fire on March 20, and the Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom closed and comes as powers across Europe against Russia -backed savings.
While the reasons for the Iberian blackout were still under investigation, the Terisa Ribera, Deputy CEO of the European Commission responsible for promoting clean energy, told Brussels that there were no indications of an electronic attack on the power outage on Monday, which she described as “one of the most dangerous episodes in Europe recently.”
Stroke of a break immediately after midday
Spain broadcaster RTVE in Spain said that the large power outage hit several regions of the country after midday local time, leaving its newsroom, Spain Parliament at metro stations throughout the country without authority.
A graphic fee on the electricity network in Spain, which shows demand throughout the country, indicated a sharp decrease at about 12.15 pm from 27500 megawatts to approximately 15,000 megawatts.
Spanish airports were working on reserve electrical systems and delayed some flights, according to ANA, the company that runs 56 airports in Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona.
Passengers who are waiting outside Lisbon airport during power outages worldwide.credit: AP
In Lisbon, the stations closed the stations and the crowds of tourists abroad sat in the sun and the shade waiting for the news about their flights.
Train services in both countries stop. The video broadcast on Spanish television showed people who evacuated the metro stations in Madrid and stopped the empty stations with the trains in Barcelona. Spain’s Minister of Transport, Oscar Pente, posted that it will not be possible to restart trains later on Monday, even if the authority returns
She closed the Spanish parliament in Madrid, and the game was suspended in the Madrid Open tennis championship. Three matches were ongoing when the energy fell.
The Ministry of Traffic in Spain asked citizens to avoid using their cars as much as possible due to the power outages, which affected traffic lights and electrical road signs.
Barcelona streets are full of crowds of people on the sidewalks, grinding in front of shops and dark offices and exchanging information about what happened.
Search for communication
Immediate concerns were the phone companies that still have at least some intermittent coverage, or where the Internet access can be found. Another concern was how to go home with the metro closing and public buses packed. Some have benefited from the lack of contact and transfer to enjoy the sun’s rays on the balconies of restaurants.
In Terrassa, an industrial town 50 km from Barcelona, the stores that sell generators were not stored after people lined up to buy them.
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In Portugal, a country of about 10.6 million people, hitting the interruption of Lisbon and its surrounding areas, as well as the northern and southern parts. Portuguese police have put more officers in the service to direct traffic and deal with increasing requests for help, including people trapped in elevators.
Hospitals and other emergency services in Spain and Portugal turned into generators. Fuel stations stopped working.
The Portuguese National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection Cases said that reserve energy systems are working.
It was reported that many metro cars in Lisbon were evacuated. Also in Portugal, the courts stopped working and were affected by ATMs and electronic payment systems.
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