{"id":198501,"date":"2025-04-28T15:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=198501"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:02:12","slug":"spain-portugal-transport-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/spain-portugal-transport-breakdown","title":{"rendered":"Spain, Portugal: transport power cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blackout: that was the situation for many transport users on Monday, when a major power cut occurred in <strong>Spain, Portugal and part of France<\/strong>. France was only momentarily affected, as Perpignan airport was momentarily affected, and the problem has been resolved on this side of the Pyrenees, as the company has stated <strong>RTE <\/strong>: \"<em>An electrical incident is currently affecting Spain and Portugal, the origin of which has yet to be determined. <strong>The French network is secure, so no contagion from this incident is to be feared<\/strong>. The Iberian network was automatically disconnected from the European grid from 12:38 to 13:30, at which time the 400 kV power line between French and Spanish Catalonia was restored. In France, households were without power for a few minutes in the Basque region. All power has now been restored. RTE teams have been mobilised to provide assistance to the Spanish network operator, and 700 MW of Spanish consumption has already been restored by RTE. RTE is in a position to increase its assistance to Spain to 950 MW as soon as the Iberian network is technically capable of handling it.<\/em>\" .<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/red-electrica.jpg\" alt=\"Red El\u00e9ctrica \" class=\"wp-image-198535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/red-electrica.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/red-electrica-300x140-derived.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Red El\u00e9ctrica <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-quote\"><blockquote><p>Trains stopped and no departures at all stations<\/p><cite>Renfe<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p><p>The situation is therefore more problematic on the Iberian peninsula. Starting with the trains: \"\u00a0<em>At 12.30 pm, the entire national electricity network was cut off. <strong>Trains stopped and no departures at all stations<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\"sums up the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/renfe-reporte-ouverture-toulouse-barcelone-20250407.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Renfe <\/a><\/strong>on X. Airports are trying to be a little more reassuring. \"\u00a0<em>Airports in the Aena network (Spain) are operational with back-up electrical systems<\/em>says the Spanish operator<em>. The impact on flights will depend on the difficulties faced by passengers and crews arriving at airports. Some flights are delayed. Please check the status of your flight with your airline.<\/em>\" .<\/p>\n<p>As well as trains and planes, public transport, particularly the metro, and the network were paralysed. According to the Spanish Transport Minister, Oscar Puente, <em>\"There are no plans to restore medium and long-distance train services today.<\/em>he assured X.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aena.jpg\" alt=\"AENA\" class=\"wp-image-198545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aena.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aena-300x165-derived.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Source : Aena (X)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The chaos, which is major in Spain, is also affecting its<strong> Portuguese neighbour<\/strong>s. TAP is asking its passengers not to go to the airport.\u00a0<em>to more information<\/em>\" the Portuguese carrier explained that \"\u00a0<em>airport operations are temporarily very limited<\/em>\" . Its Lisbon hub is not accepting landings until at least mid-afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/spain-high-speed-trains-new-bereavement\/\" data-id=\"215439\">Spain's high-speed rail market, now wide open to competition, is once again in mourning<\/a><\/p><\/aside>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel is severely disrupted this Monday in Spain and Portugal, and to some extent in France. 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