Europe blackout: One of possible causes revealed
Illustrative photo: one of the reasons for the large-scale blackout in Europe has been revealed (Getty Images)
Several European countries were left without a power supply on Monday afternoon, April 28. Problems with the power grid were reported in Spain and Portugal, Euronews reports.
According to the agency, residents of Andorra and the French regions bordering Spain also reported a power outage. According to the latest information, further blackouts were reported as far away as Belgium.
Currently, the cause of the blackout is not officially known. But two of Spain's largest electricity companies, Endesa and Iberdrola, are already investigating the incident.
At the same time, the Portuguese national electricity company REN named a possible cause of the problem - a fire in southwestern France, on the Alaric mountain. The fire damaged a high-voltage power line between Perpignan and eastern Narbonne.
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Blackout in Europe
On Monday, April 28, many European countries began reporting large-scale power outages.
Power supply problems were reported in Spain, Portugal, and Andorra, as well as in one of the regions of France.
Read more about what happened in RBC-Ukraine's report.
