As the supply of electricity started to be restored to pieces of Spain and Portugal after the huge failure, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez said there was no conclusive information on what caused the power failure. He said officials were trying to determine the reason and had not yet ruled out any principles, but he urged the public to avoid debate.
Electricity has already been restored in parts of the north and west, he said, adding that the shutdown has not resulted in any security issues.
‘ Use devices properly’
Sánchez urged people to use phones “responsibly, ” meaning making calls only when necessary and to keeping them simple to ease strain on the system. “The government is working, and will continue to work, to study the cause of this energy failure. Best now, the objective is to work to restore normal as soon as possible, ” he said.
Coach companies halted
Spain may not begin long- and medium-distance coach services now, the state ’s secretary of transportation Oscar Puente said.
Officials have been trying to rescue people from 116 carriages that were stranded due to the power failure, Puente added. As of 12:30 p. m. ET, 26 carriages were still to be evacuated.
Puente urged the public to avoid traveling by car but said street transport and public transport were still operating.
Cyberattack behind electricity failure?
Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, said there were no evidence of a attack. Costa, who was prime minister of Portugal between 2015 and 2024, said he spoke now with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro. “Grid users in both places are working on finding the cause, and on restoring the power supply, ” Costa wrote on X. “At this point, there are no indications of any cyberattack, ” he added.
French prime minister Luis Montenegro said the power failure originated in Spain. “We have our intelligence services even trying to get to the middle of what may have been at the root of the event. ”
