Boris Rumenov Balabanov
Moreover, electricity has been restored to 6.2 million of Portugal's 6.5 million homes.
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said that the failure probably occurred in Spain. In turn, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, said that the causes of the incident are still being established and called not to speculate on the subject in order not to spread misinformation.
Due to the power outage that took place on 28 April across nearly all of Spain and Portugal, individuals were trapped in immobilized elevators and trains. Airports ceased operations and the streets were in disarray because traffic signals failed. Numerous individuals had to traverse outdoors via subterranean passageways. The community started purchasing necessary items in stores that took cash. Cell phones and the internet were non-functional.
Pedro Sanchez stated that 15 gigawatts of electricity abruptly ‘vanished’ at approximately 12:30 PM. ‘This has not occurred previously.’ Experts have not yet been able to clarify what led to it. “Every version is under consideration, and no options are dismissed,” he stated.
source: theguardian.com
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said that the failure probably occurred in Spain. In turn, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, said that the causes of the incident are still being established and called not to speculate on the subject in order not to spread misinformation.
Due to the power outage that took place on 28 April across nearly all of Spain and Portugal, individuals were trapped in immobilized elevators and trains. Airports ceased operations and the streets were in disarray because traffic signals failed. Numerous individuals had to traverse outdoors via subterranean passageways. The community started purchasing necessary items in stores that took cash. Cell phones and the internet were non-functional.
Pedro Sanchez stated that 15 gigawatts of electricity abruptly ‘vanished’ at approximately 12:30 PM. ‘This has not occurred previously.’ Experts have not yet been able to clarify what led to it. “Every version is under consideration, and no options are dismissed,” he stated.
source: theguardian.com