A major power outage is reported in Spain and Portugal, including their capitals

BARCELONA Spain AP A major power outage has been communicated in Spain and Portugal including their capitals Spanish generator RedElectrica reported Monday the Iberian peninsula was affected It commented the affair is being assessed and responded to It is rare to have such a widespread outage on the peninsula The countries have a combined population of over million people It was not straightaway clear how plenty of people are affected Spain s citizens broadcaster RTVE reported a major power outage hit several regions of the country at around p m local time leaving its newsroom Spain s parliament in Madrid and metro stations across the country in the dark People in neighborhood WhatsApp chats in Barcelona and outskirts cities and towns also published the outage In Portugal a country of certain million people the outage hit the capital Lisbon and surrounding areas as well as northern and southern parts of the country Portuguese distributor E-Redes reported the outage was due to a predicament with the European electricity system according to Portuguese newspaper Expresso The company stated it was compelled to cut power in specific areas to stabilize the setup according to Expresso E-Redes disclosed parts of France also were affected It was not viable to make calls on mobile phone networks though selected apps were working Unconfirmed news reports revealed the Lisbon subway stopped running Traffic lights in the city center stopped working