Spain and Portugal without electricity, the Iberian peninsula sinks into the dark

Power has fallen all over the country. Ecological Transition Minister Sara Aagesen visits the Red Eléctrica Control Centre.

Spain and Portugal have suffered a total “buck-out”, as electricity has been cut off in all regions of the two Iberian Peninsula states. According to Spanish media El Mundo, southern France areas have also been affected by power cuts, as their power systems are related to the Spanish.

Phone lines have been cut all over the country, bringing airports, railways, hospitals and all institutions into chaos.

Sources from the Ecological Transition Ministry show Deputy President Sara Aagesen has travelled towards the Red Electrica Control Centre to learn about the situation and closely monitor the incident that has plunged Spain into darkness.

“ She said.

Red Eléctrica has announced that it has activated plans to restore power supply and has stated that the reason for power outage was a blow across the peninsula.

“are analyzing causes and dedicating all resources for his solution”, System operator explained.

There are many reasons why such a black-out could happen. One of them is that there may be a peak of demand that the system is unable to cover, although this is not common, because Red Eléctrica compensates the network at any time to keep it balanced and activates or disables (excessive generation can also break down the system) generation sources depending on needs. In this sense, they can also remove electro-intensive industries to prevent them from the pressure of the system.

Spain's leading electricity companies still have no information on the causes of lack of energy. /Periscope/