“I arrived at the airport in Valencia. A few hours earlier I was in the subway when the lights went out. After some time they told everyone leak out because of Blackout. Then I waited a moment for the bus, but when people said that traffic light does not workI thought I would sit better and see what would happen next, “said Kevin Smith, a communication expert at Global Fund for New Economy.
“Renewable energy is reliable”
“We do not know what caused a power failure. But we know that in the world where climate change occurs, The disturbances in the energy sector will be more common” – emphasized the expert.” Renewable energy is reliable. The system with enough renewable energy sources is flexible and copes with such situations, “he added.
What happened in Spain and Portugal?
The Spanish “El Pais” reported that the local Intelligence Center and the Institute dealing with cybersecurity (Incibe) have taken into account all possibilities, including cyber attack as a possible cause of a powerful failure in the energy sector. Officially, it is not known what is behind Blackout. The investigation is underway in this matter. Portuguese Antonio Costa, the chairman of the European Council, wrote on platform X that there are no signs that the reason for the extensive power failure on the Iberian Peninsula was Cyberatak. The situation was similarly assessed by the Vice -President of the Commission Teresa Ribera, a former minister in Spanish a row. In turn, the Portuguese operator of the electrical network RHENIUM he informed that he is to stand behind Blackout on the Iberian Peninsula rare atmospheric phenomenon. It was reported that because of extreme temperature fluctuations In Spain came to vibrations of transmission lines high voltage. They were to cause failures in synchronization between the electrical systems of individual countries, which in turn was to lead to subsequent disturbances on the European network. According to the REN operator, such a phenomenon is called “excited atmospheric vibrations“According to the Portuguese operator, a full restoration of the power grid can take up to a week.
Spain and Portugal are restoring electricity
According to the Spanish Red Electric electrical network operator up to 10 hours. The Portuguese Operator Ren estimates that the restoration of the power grid may take place up to seven days. Energy problems temporarily appeared in part France.
The article is updated