Overview
- Naturgy located the failure in an underground section on Calle Polvorín at 10:53 a.m. and declared the incident closed at 5:13 p.m.
- Up to 700 supply points experienced intermittent cuts across Ourense and nearby Barbadás, with electricity beginning to return progressively around 11:15 a.m.
- About 240 supply points, mostly in O Polvorín, remained without full resolution at 1:00 p.m. before repairs were completed later in the afternoon.
- The Ourense University Hospital activated backup generators and maintained essential operations, while the Universidade de Vigo reported connectivity and power issues that led to some class suspensions.
- Shops reported lost morning takings due to card payment terminal failures, and outages affected traffic signals, elevators and other services.