Costa Del Sol Recovers from Power Cut – CSN News

Costa Del Sol Recovering from Power Cut.  The blackout, which lasted around 15 hours and affected everything from train services to traffic signals and mobile phones, affected all of these things.

Costa Del Sol Recovering from Power Cut

Costa Del Sol has recovered from the power outage that hit Spain yesterday.  At 12.33pm (on Monday 28th of April) The electricity supply in Spain and parts of Portugal was cut off.  Blackouts rendered mobile phones useless. Many people could not get online. Train services halted. Schools, shops, and hospitals were all affected.  Malaga Airport was able continue to operate flights, with some delays. However, the parking lots were not accessible.

The power was gradually restored to some areas of Malaga and Alhaurin. Most of us on the Costa Del Sol had electricity back up and running by 3am.

200 passengers were stranded at the María Zambrano train station in Malaga.

Stranded rail passengers

Around 200 passengers were left stranded in Malaga at the María Zambrano train station overnight.  Red Cross provided stretchers and mattresses for those trapped in the train station.  The services resumed around 9am this morning.

Police Officers Are Recalled to Duty

The number of officers on duty has been doubled After the Prime Minister declared an emergency of level 3 in Andalucia.  Officers patrolled towns to discourage theft and provide assistance to people who are in trouble.  Malaga has not reported any incidents of theft or looting.

The number of officers on duty has been doubled.

The cause of the power cut is still unknown

The cause of Spain’s biggest blackout in history has not been identified yet. The government has not ruled out cyber-attacks. Portuguese energy company REN, (Rede Eletrica Nacional), said the power cut may have been due to “rare atmospheric phenomena” They say“due to extreme temperature variations in the interior of Spain, there were anomalous oscillations in the very high voltage lines (400 KV), a phenomenon known as ‘induced atmospheric vibrations. These oscillations resulted in synchronisation failures among the electrical systems. This led to successive disturbances throughout the interconnected European Network.”  

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez stated today The government is focused on preventing a power outage like this “never takes place again.”

Published: 29.04.2025

Written by Dave James.

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