Power Restored in Spain and Portugal After Blackout Disrupts Transport and Aviation

Spain’s electricity grid operator, Red Eléctrica, announced Tuesday morning that it had restored nearly all of the country’s power needs, as the national grid gradually recovered from a widespread outage that occurred the previous day. Despite this …

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No power, no problem. How some in Spain and Portugal defied the outage and embraced the present

BARCELONA, Spain — The blackout that engulfed the Iberian Peninsula on Monday was chaotic and stressful for many. But it had a silver lining: People were forced away from their screens and into the “real” world, connecting with the present and one another. …

Grand Tour wins Best Film at Portugal's Sophia Awards

29/04/2025 - Miguel Gomes’ latest feature has scooped three trophies, but Rodrigo Areias’ The Worst Man in London pipped it to the post with four The participants in this year's Sophia Awards ceremony (© Portuguese Film Academy) The 14th …

Debunked: No, the electricity blackouts in Spain and Portugal were not caused by a solar flare

POWER CUTS THAT plunged most of Spain and Portugal into blackout conditions have been incorrectly blamed on solar flares by online commentators, despite no significant solar activity being recorded yesterday. Electricity had been restored to more than 90% …

Enda Brady: UK Correspondent on the latest in Spain and Portugal’s power cut

Spain has declared a state of emergency entire areas of the country and of Portugal are without power. The outage has disrupted trains, cut cell phone and internet networks and trapped people in elevators. Portugal’s power company said it may take a week …

Power Is Restored in Spain and Portugal. But the Cause of the Outage Remains a Mystery

It is one of the most significant power outages in European history, and the largest since a blackout hit Italy in 2003 that lasted three hours and affected 57 million people. Read More: What to Know About the Power Outage that Hit Spain, Portugal, and …

Electricity almost restored in Spain and Portugal after massive blackout

Electricity has been almost fully restored in Spain and Portugal nearly 20 hours after a massive and unprecedented power outage that caused chaos across the Iberian Peninsula and whose cause is still unknown. In the evening hours, the restoration of power …

Spain, Portugal, EU travel compensation and insurance advice following blackouts

Brits that have been caught in the Spain and Portugal blackouts will struggle to receive compensation and insurance payouts British holidaymakers have been left stranded in Spain and Portugal after the country was plunged into blackouts. While more than …

Power restored to most of Spain and Portugal following widespread blackout

Power has been restored to most of Spain and Portugal following a widespread blackout. A rare atmospheric phenomenon caused the two countries to shut down yesterday. Clodagh Quilter from Ballinlough arrived into Faro Airport to view her wedding venue just …