Spain races to restore energy after a massive blackout

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On Tuesday, the authorities in Spain and Portugal were scrambling to obtain transportation and infrastructure networks that operate again after the massive power of power in power to a dead end.

The wide range of domains in Madrid and other cities continued after the power of electrical transport and communications paralysis throughout Spain and Portugal.

Reed Etiera, the Spanish network operator, said that by 6 am local time on Tuesday, more than 99 percent of the energy demand was restored after spending millions tonight in the dark.

About 24 hours after the start of the power outage, the authorities did not give a reason to reduce energy. “All possible causes are analyzed.”

Renv, Spanish National Railway Operator on Tuesday, said that some services will work normally, including trains between Madrid and Barcelona.

Some suburban services around Madrid were also resumed, but the metro services in the Spanish capital remained hanging. Ena, the largest airport operator in Spain, warned of the continued failure of flights.

Spain is one of the countries at the forefront of efforts to rely more on renewable electricity as part of the transformation of fossil fuels, but the Monday’s crisis is likely to feed on Monday concerns about the ability of energy networks to overcome demand and increase the volatility of the supply from renewable energy sources.