As a result of the Blackauta in 5 seconds, 60% of the capacities required by Spain to provide electricity.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reported this after a meeting of the National Security Council in Madrid.
The massive power outage in Spain occurred the day before at noon. The cause of the incident remains unknown, but the authorities continue to work on the restoration of power supply throughout the country.
The head of the Cabinet noted that almost 50% of the electricity was restored, and the situation in the regions is gradually improving. “We continue to work on the full restoration of power supply,” Sanchez said, expressing the appreciation of France and Morocco for the assistance provided in the crisis period.
According to the Prime Minister, the power supply company cannot accurately name the time necessary for returning to normal life, since the technical fall of the system to zero is a precedent in history. “Yesterday at 12.33, in 5 seconds, 15 gigavatts of generation disappeared, which is about 60% of the country’s needs,” Sanchez said.
The head of the government noted that interruptions in power supply also made it difficult to communicate and air communication. Of the 6 thousand flights, 344 was canceled.
At the same time, 35 thousand people who were stuck in more than a hundred trains were evacuated, but 11 trains are still in hard -to -reach places.
Air message problems are still ongoing, but financial markets and stock markets, according to the prime minister, were “closed well.”
The Prime Minister noted that it is necessary to restore power supply throughout the country taking into account regional characteristics. In some areas, electricity is restored by 97%, in others – remains below 15%.
eight regions of the country, including Andalusia, Castile-la-Manchu and Valencia, was necessary for the intervention of the central government. These regions requested an introduction of a state of emergency, which allows state bodies to take control in a crisis situation.
According to the law on the national civil protection system, the emergency regime of the third level is introduced in cases where the crisis goes beyond the capabilities of the regional authorities and requires centralized management. In such situations, the Ministry of the Interior can mobilize troops and equipment throughout the country.