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A look back at the Iberian power outage of April 28 By Philip Tellis on 03 May 2025 Table of Contents On Monday this week, the Iberian Peninsula suffered a major power outage that disabled many services across these countries. In this post I'll look at the patterns we saw in mPulse data during this time. Overall traffic I first looked at the overall data patterns for traffic originating from Spain & Portugal for several weeks prior to the outage. While other regions were also slightly affec
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Spain, Portugal and some of south-west France suffered a massive power cut on Monday, with major cities including Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon among those affected. Houses, offices, trains, traffic lights and even the Madrid open tennis tournament were all hit, causing chaos for millions of people and prompting a scramble by the Spanish and Portuguese governments and network operators to understand the problem and race to fix it. What happened? Red Eléctrica de España (REE), Spain’s electric n
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Grounded subways, canceled flights, stores, hospitals, and offices completely in the dark: This is the situation following the vast blackout that hit Spain, Portugal, and some regions of southern France. The power grid was sent down around noon local time on Monday, simultaneously blocking all public services in major Spanish cities. The restoration of the power supply is currently underway, with officials citing a rare atmospheric phenomenon as the cause. Portuguese officials told national me
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Spain, Portugal and parts of France have experienced a massive power outage. The interruption of service extends to the capital cities Madrid and Lisbon, both of which have been left without electricity and internet. Seville, Barcelona and Valencia have also been impacted. A grid operator in Portugal has attributed the outage to “extreme temperature variations” in a statement given to the Independent. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has offered a slightly different take, stating that there
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On Monday, power outages across the Iberian Peninsula, including huge swathes of Portugal, Spain, and small parts of France, took out entire subway networks, traffic lights, and more. With tens of millions of people left in the dark, officials estimate that it may take up to ten hours to restore service. The outage, which began Monday morning, is mostly concentrated in Portugal and Spain. Data from Spain shows that around 12:15 p.m. local time, electricity demands shot down from 27,500 megawatt
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Power went down Monday afternoon in vast areas of Spain, crossing over into Portugal and France causing widespread outages in homes and businesses and bringing transportation infrastructure to a halt. The cause of the outage is currently unknown. Lisbon, Madrid, Seville, Barcelona, and Valencia are reportedly affected. The outage began at around 12:30PM CET. Play has been suspended at the Madrid Open tennis tournament, according to Sky News. Madrid’s underground rail system has reportedly been
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Soil quality is crucial for sustaining production in vineyards, such as this one near Montilla in southern Spain.Credit: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty When it comes to the land, the European Union faces a reckoning: 60–70% of its soils are considered unhealthy, resulting in soil degradation. That costs €50 billion (US$55 billion) annually because of the loss of essential services and the effect on human health. Spain has the highest rates of soil degradation in Europe, with an average of 14.2 to
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Defending champions Spain head to the De Kuip Stadium on Thursday as they look to continue their impressive defense of their title in this UEFA Nations League quarterfinal, first-leg clash. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if they're not available where you are. Luis de la Fuente's La Roja topped Nations League Group A4 with 16 points and five wins and remain unbeaten since their
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