“It has never happened before” – emphasized the head of the Spanish government, indicating that The authorities do not rule out any scenario. The daily “El Pais” noticed that the scale of the problem can be better understood if you take into account that five nuclear power plants in Spain can produce 7.4 GW.
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At present, almost 50 percent have been restored. energy supply – Sanchez added. Shortly after the conference, the national operator of the Red Electrica network announced the restoration of over 50 percent.
Work on energy restoration
Sanchez admitted that it is not known when it will be possible to restore energy supply throughout Spain, but Work is underway to make it happen on Tuesday.
He also informed that the port traffic operated normally, while on Monday over 340 flights were canceled, and the state railway carrier provided assistance about 35 thousand. passengers.
The government also decided to release part of the strategic reserves of crude oil, corresponding to three days of raw material consumption in the country – added Sanchez.
“It will be a long night” – concluded the prime minister, assuring that “Citizens can and should be calm.”
Red Electrica said on Monday that the cause of the failure throughout the country was disconnecting the European system of inter -system connections by France. It is not known, however, what led to this.
Portugal is in a better situation
In turn, Portugal, in which Blackout also took place, she dealt with almost completely with the failure of the energy system Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said late in the evening. He added that the current was restored in most of the continental part of the country.
According to the premiere of the premiere in the evening on Monday, the restoration of electricity continues in the regions of Alexejo and Beira Baix, respectively in the center and east of the country, as well as in the city of Setubal located south of the Lisbon agglomeration.
