Barcelona, Spain (AP) – Spain and Portugal have reported large power outages, including the capital.
Spanish generator Redelectrica said on Monday that the Iberian Peninsula had been affected. The incident was evaluated and responded.
Such widespread outages on the peninsula are rare.
The country’s population is over 50 million. It was not immediately clear how many people would be affected.
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE said a massive blackout hit several parts of the country around 12:30pm local time, leaving newsrooms, Spanish parliament, Madrid parliament and domestic metro stations across the country in the dark.
People in the nearby WhatsApp chat reported outages in Barcelona and the outskirts of suburban cities and towns.
In Portugal, a country of around 10.6 million people, blackouts have been hit by the capital, Lisbon and surrounding areas, as well as the northern and southern parts of the country.
Portuguese newspaper Expresso said the outage was due to “an issue in the European electrical system.”
Expresso said the company was forced to stabilize its network in order to reduce power in certain areas.
E-Redes said that parts of France were also affected.
Some apps were working, but I couldn’t make calls on my mobile network.
Unconfirmed news reports say the Lisbon Metro has stopped running. The signal in the city centre stopped working.
