Overview

• A massive power outage began midday Monday, affecting millions across Spain and prompting an unprecedented level-3 emergency declaration in Madrid, Andalusia, and Extremadura.
• Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the emergency declaration and stated there are no current civil protection or security threats, as restoration efforts continue.
• Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, attending a European People’s Party congress in Valencia, suspended his agenda to focus on the crisis and called for clearer communication from the government.
• Feijóo criticized the government for delays in providing information, claiming regional leaders and citizens remain in the dark about the outage's scope and resolution timeline.
• Investigations are ongoing into the cause of the blackout, with prior concerns over grid oscillations and potential systemic vulnerabilities under scrutiny.