Spain-Portugal faces massive power outage, flights disrupted!
The massive power outage in Spain and Portugal has widespread impacts, with all trains and flights disrupted and many people suddenly without power!
On Monday, April 28, 2025, foreign news agencies reported that a massive power outage occurred in parts of Spain and Portugal, causing many people to suddenly be without power, paralyzing public transport and delaying many flights.
The Portuguese energy service provider Redes Energetikas Nacionales (REN) stated that the cause of the power outage in Portugal was a rare weather phenomenon that caused extreme weather conditions in Spain. High-voltage power lines oscillated abnormally, known as “induced atmospheric vibration.” As a result, various power systems failed at the same time.
The Spanish energy service has not yet confirmed whether the power outage in Spain was caused by the same thing as Portugal, but the CEO of Red Electrica, the national electricity grid operator of Spain, The press conference announced that the power outage in Spain would be resolved within 6-10 hours, and it is expected that it will take about a week for the system to return to normal.
Meanwhile, some areas in France and Andorra were also affected by the power outage. The Spanish National Intelligence Center has not ruled out the possibility of a cyber attack, while the Portuguese government has stated the same, but there is still no evidence to suggest that a cyber attack caused the power outage.
On Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 9:46 p.m. local time, or 2:46 a.m. Thai time, the power began to be restored. This power outage took 9 hours to restore.
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