The Spanish government has yet to confirm the exact cause of the blackout, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a commission to investigate. The outage comes just a month after the European Commission advised the public to keep emergency supplies on hand for up to 72 hours in case of unexpected crises like natural disasters or cyberattacks.

Cheers ring out in Madrid as power returns after a widespread outage:: April 28, 2025Reuters was able to confirm the location from the buildings which matched file and satellite imagery of the area. The date was verified by original file metadata from the source.

One of Europe’s most severe blackouts grounded flights, paralyzed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs across the Iberian Peninsula.

Spain's electricity grid operator Red Electrica said it was able to supply virtually all of the country's electricity demand early on Tuesday as the system gradually recovers from a nationwide blackout on Monday,

MADRID (Reuters) -Electricity had been restored to most of Spain and Portugal early on Tuesday after huge nationwide blackouts, although authorities were still trying to find out what caused the sudden outage.