After the general blackout, the electric network “is perfectly stabilized,” says Ren

An unprecedented blackout paralyzed Portugal and Spain on Monday.

Several services were affectedWith the electrical failure that causes shame in the circulation of trains, communications, multibanco boxes and even the operation of traffic lights, in a situation repeated by several regions of the Iberian Peninsula. Several commercial establishments had to be closed, the esseran services, such as hospitals, worked according to the generators and the electrical failure originated an unbridled breed to supermarkets and service stations, are also limited in their operation.

In Portugal, energy began to be gradually replaced through the territory, and the 9 pm on Monday, the large part of the population already had access to electricity.

According to a REN statement, issued on Tuesday morning early, at 11:30 pm on Monday, the company “had already replaced the operation of all substations of the National Transportation Network (RNT).” In the same document it is explained that the electricity network “is perfectly stabilized”.

According to the E-Redes electricity distribution network, until 00h00 on Tuesday, 424 substations were partially linked, feeding about 6.2 million customers. Even so, the company could not predict the complete replacement of the service.

Despite the replacement of electricity, some shame is not yet known, that is, at the level of transport.

There is still no meter in the city of Lisbon. The service did not start this morning with several stations still closed, but it is expected to resume circulation later this morning. The mayor, Carlos Coins, said it will not be possible for the Portuguese capital to return with all normality and this Tuesday.

In the north of the country, in Porto, the subway already works without limits.

As for the trains, the circulation of CP compositions is normalized, with only the suspension of some long distance trains in the morning. Also the circulation of Fertago trains, which makes the connection between Lisbon and the Southern Bank, was this normalized morning.

In airports there are still canceled flights. Ana Airports continues to advise passengers to call airlines before moving to national airports.

“The State has revealed the response capacity,” says Luís Montenegro

Following the blackout and, although efforts were still made to restore electricity throughout the country, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said that the authorities were working to restore normality and that “despite all the adversities resulting from an unprecedented crisis, The essential services remained in operation and the State revealed the response capacity. “

The Portuguese prime minister did not confirm the cause that led to the problem, indicating that it had no origin in Portugal.

According to Luis Montenegro, the fault will be related to an abrupt increase in tension in the Spanish electricity network. “We know that it was the increase in this tension that will have triggered the security mechanisms that led to this blackout,” he said. Montenegro also said he had spoken several times to Sánchez.

During yesterday, the Council of Ministers met, decreeing a situation of energy crisis. HE The government returns to meet this Tuesday, at 11:30 am, for a new evaluation.

In the time of the electoral campaign, the subject did not go unnoticed. The leader of the Socialist Party, Pedro Nuno Santos, said “Moment of tremendous abnormality” and criticized the performance of civil protection.

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The reason behind the blackout is still unknown, but several officials have excluded the hypothesis of sabotage. “Until now, there are no nominations for any computer attack,” the European Council, António Costa yesterday wrote.

Spain recovers the power grid by 99%

The Spanish Energy Distribution Service, Electrical Network, reported that at 6 AM, more than 99% of the country’s electricity supply had been restored and all the substations of the network were active.

The distributor did not want to speculate on the cause of the power cut, which began around 12:30 pm (Madrid time) with the head of Operations, Eduardo Prieto, informing journalists that journalists who were not preceded by something of the genre, calling the “exceptional and extraordinary” event.

In a shared mango on social networks at the end of the night, the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez announced that 50% of the national energy supply had been restored, ensuring the nation that all state resources mobilize to face the crisis and solve the problem.

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“We will work without stopping all night. With professionalism and commitment. As Spain always does it in these situations,” said Sánchez, who announced an investigation to the situation.

The Spanish Prime Minister celebrates another meeting of the National Security Council this morning, chaired by King Felipe VI.

The parts of the southern France have also been affected by brief times, but the authorities say that the service was quickly restored after a timely intervention.

Sanchez said that a “strong oscillation” in the European network was at the source of the power court, but that the cause was still being determined, asking the public to abstract to speculate.

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The blackout was the second serious energy cut in Europe in less than six weeks, after a fire of March 20 ended the Heathrow airport in the United Kingdom.

The energy cut began after noon. The offices closed and the traffic was congested in the main cities. In Barcelona in Lisbon there were civilians who guided traffic.

In both Portugal and Spain, trains stopped, leaving tens of thousands of retained passengers.

In Madrid, hundreds of people tried to order a bus stop that takes travelers to the airport. Some had improvised posters to convince drivers to take them.

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Hospitals and other emergency services began using generators. Among the most affected were the patients who depended on oxygen machines. The gasoline bombs stopped working.

It was not possible to make calls or send text messages in most mobile phone networks, although some people have been able to connect to certain messages with intermittent data connections. People looked for battery radios in stores to stay informed.

A picture on the Spanish Electric Red site showing the demand throughout the country indicated a strong fall around 12:30 pm of 27,500 megawatts to approximately 15,000 megawatts.

Spanish airports operated with electrical reserve systems and some flights were delays, according to AEN, which generates 56 airports in Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona.

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In Lisbon, the terminals closed and tourists stayed abroad waiting for news about flights.

The Spanish Parliament in Madrid ended. The Madrid Tennis Tournament was suspended. Some took advantage of the lack of connectivity to enjoy the sun on the terraces of restaurants, parks and beaches. The streets of Barcelona were full of many people who grouped in front of dark stores and exchanged information.

Four regions of Spain declared an emergency and asked the central government of Madrid to assume the management of the crisis.