Power Restored in Spain, Portugal After Unprecedented Blackout

A massive blackout struck Spain and Portugal, leaving tens of millions without electricity, halting transportation, disrupting communications, and paralyzing digital payment systems. By early the next morning, Spanish power provider Red Eléctrica announced that over 99% of electricity supply had been restored in Spain, with Portugal also reporting full power recovery. Authorities have ruled out a cyberattack as the cause so far, with both countries’ grid operators and cybersecurity teams still investigating the origins of the outage, which may take weeks to determine. The incident exposed vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and prompted Spain's Prime Minister to call for accountability from private operators while warning against misinformation. Some sources have raised questions about whether the rapid shift to renewable energy and the retirement of fossil fuel and nuclear plants contributed to the grid's instability, though no official cause has been confirmed. The blackout caused widespread confusion and inconvenience, but reports noted the resilience and good humor of those affected.