Law Firms in Spain and Portugal Return to Normalcy After Sudden Blackout Across Iberian Peninsula

In Madrid, Garrigues employees were working—for the first time—in their new corporate headquarters on Monday. The Spanish law firm had previously operated across three buildings in the capital city and relocated to a single building at Torres de Colón to …

“Pro-Russian” hacker groups seemingly claim to have caused Spain and Portugal’s blackouts

Hacker group Dark Storm Team on X. Credit: X @@DarkstormTeam1 Two “pro-Russian” hacker groups have claimed responsibility for the widespread power outage that plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness on Monday, April 28. The dramatic online claims were …

Power returns to Spain, Portugal after blackout

Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal yesterday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian Peninsula, stranding passengers in trains and hundreds of elevators, while millions saw phone and Internet coverage die. Electricity had been restored to …

Where is the cheapest place to buy a house in Portugal?

Currently, the median price of the 151,784 homes sold during 2024 was 1,777 euros per square metre (euros/m2), having increased 10.3% compared to the previous year, as revealed by data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). However it is not …

EasyJet issue three-day Spain and Portugal travelling warning after power blackout

Travel operator easyJet has issued a three-day travel warning for Spain and Portugal following a major power blackout. Around 500 flights were cancelled in total due to the blackout, according to an estimate by The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon …

Portugal, Spain Rule Out Cyber Attack In Massive Power Outage

Portugal’s government has ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of the power cut that hit the country and Spain yesterday. This comes after Spain’s power company reached the same conclusion earlier. Government spokesman Antonio Leitao Amaro tells CNN …

Attention turns to renewable energy after Spain-Portugal blackout

Power returns to Spain and Portugal as outage cause remains a mystery

One of Europe’s most severe blackouts grounded flights, paralysed train systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs across the Iberian Peninsula on Monday. By 11am on Tuesday, the Spanish electrical system was functioning normally, …

High-voltage pylons carry electricity from Spain to Portugal

¿Qué causó el apagón en España y Portugal? Esto es lo que sabemos

Por Robert Picheta, CNN La electricidad vuelve a circular por España y Portugal tras un gran apagón que dejó sin suministro eléctrico a ambos países este lunes. A raíz de esto surgieron varias preguntas. Aún no está claro qué causó el repentino y …