Power outage across the Iberian Peninsula affects - Update 2

REN has all its resources committed to restoring the power supply network throughout the country, in collaboration with the power generation and distribution companies and the Spanish electricity grid.

Both Iberian countries are affected by a massive power cut, which was felt in Portugal from 11.33am.

The national electricity system will be re-energized gradually, with the phased coupling of the various electro-producing groups. The operation is made more difficult by the fact that it will be carried out from an off-peak situation, i.e. without the aid of energy from production sources, or from Spain, where there is also a complex operation to restore the service. At the moment, it is impossible to predict when the situation will return to normal.

In the meantime, the authorities and the companies responsible for transporting electricity on both sides of the border are continuing to analyze the causes of this morning's incident.