“We cannot speculate for the moment on the causes” of the breakdown, “said Prieto, while rumors report a cyber attack. The European Union nevertheless pointed out that there was “no indication of a cyber attack at this stage”. Everything will be “analyzed with the level of detail required” as soon as possible “to shed light” on the origin of the cut, underlined Mr. Prieto.
The Spanish administrator of railway infrastructure (ADIF) announced on X an “interruption of rail traffic across the entire network” due to the “general failure” of electricity striking the country.
The metros are also at the stop and the Directorate General of Road Traffic (DGT) asked the cars not to circulate. And Spanish nuclear power plants have also been stopped, a normal security procedure in the event of an electricity cut.
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According to RNE public radio, the cut does not affect the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
Air traffic is disrupted in Spain and Portugal, including Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon airports, according to the European Heaven Eurocontrol surveillance organization.
In Portugal, the manager of the national electricity network (Ren), said that it was “impossible to predict when the situation returns to normal”. “All stages reinstatement plans of the energy supply have been activated, in coordination with European energy producers and operators,” said Ren in a statement sent to AFP.
“It would apparently be a problem in the transport network (of electrical energy, editor’s note) whose cause is still to be identified, apparently in Spain,” government spokesperson, Antonio Leitao Amaro, said to the news agency Lusa.
According to several testimonies collected by AFP, the power cut affects several districts of the capital Lisbon, where the road signaling system is broken. According to local media, at least four trains from the Portuguese capital metro had to be evacuated.
No repercussions in Belgium
According to Elia, there is no impact in Belgium. “There is no impact on the Belgian network. Everything is under control,” said a spokesperson for the manager of the Belgian electricity network. Elia indicates that our country has multiple electrical connections with other countries to ensure Belgian consumption. These connections are however less with Spain.
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