2025 European power outage
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| Date | 28 April 2025 – ongoing |
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| Time | 12:33 AM (CET) |
| Location | Spain, Portugal and parts of France |
| Type | Power outage |
| Cause | Unknown |
On 28 April 2025, a huge power outage happened in Portugal, Spain, and southern France.[1] The European power grid had problems.
Impact
[change | change source]Portugal
[change | change source]In Portugal, a blackout stopped the metro, trains, and traffic lights. Mobile networks are also badly affected, with voice calls mostly not working and internet only partly working. Hospitals are using generators to keep running.[2]
The Fertagus trains are stopped at the stations, and many polices are out on the streets because the traffic lights aren't working. Lisbon Airport had limited service and closed at about 1:00 PM. Porto Airport and Faro Airport are open but are using generators.[3]
The cause is still unknown, however E-Redes, the company that manages electricity in Portugal, says the problem started outside the country, possibly from issues in Europe's power grid. For now, they say it was not a cyberattack.[2]
Spain
[change | change source]In Madrid, city officials put their emergency plan into action. Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport was left without power. Spain’s nuclear power plants also went offline and stopped producing energy.[4]
Spanish train operator Renfe said that the "entire National Electricity Grid was cut off" at 12:30 pm.[5][6] Play at the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament was closed.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Brezar, Aleksandar (28 April 2025). "Breaking news. Spain, Portugal and parts of France hit by massive power outage". Euronews. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- 1 2 Sérgio, Magno (28 April 2025). "Apagão geral em Portugal e em várias zonas da Europa". Visão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ "Apagão geral afeta Portugal e outros países da Europa". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 April 2025. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ "Mega black out in Spagna- le news. Evacuata la metro di Madrid. Caos anche in Portogallo e Francia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "Major power outages across Spain and Portugal hit transport systems, mobile networks, traffic lights and more – Europe live". The Guardian. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- 1 2 "Massive power cut in Spain and Portugal causes traffic light outages and train cancellations". BBC News. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
