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Ourense Power Outage Traced to Underground Fault as Service Restored the Same Day

Citywide microcuts disrupted commerce and classes, with the hospital relying on emergency systems.

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.