A blackout has brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, affecting millions of people. The Spanish power distributor calls it “exceptional and extraordinary." ...

A blackout of uncertain cause spread chaos across the Iberian Peninsula and beyond, bringing life to a standstill.

“Total power outage across Spain and Portugal ... The EU will begin a thorough investigation of the blackout in Spain and Portugal, EU energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen has said.

The power outage halted nearly every aspect ... but REN said service was expected to resume soon. The massive blackout brought Spain and Portugal to an abrupt standstill on Monday.

Spain and Portugal have asked the European Union to step in to push for more power interconnectors with France, after a ...

A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill on Monday. A major power outage halted subway and railway trains, cut phone service and shut down traffic lights and ATM machines.

That conclusion has been supported by the operator of Spain’s national grid, Red Eléctrica, which has located where outages began on Monday. Two separate incidents of power outages led to instability ...

Millions are facing a power outage in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France. The cause for the outage was not immediately identified.