Access detailed and up-to-date information on electricity outages throughout the area. On Monday, 28 April 2025, at 12:33 CEST (11:33 WEST; 10:33 UTC), a major power blackout occurred across the Iberian Peninsula affecting mainland Portugal and peninsular Spain, where electric power was interrupted for about ten hours in most of the Peninsula and longer in some areas. The power cut. However, emergencies, such as severe weather or damage to power lines, can lead to unexpected outages. Track, record, and stay. What started as isolated reports quickly turned into a continent-wide scramble as parts of Europe were plunged into a sudden blackout. So, where exactly did the power fail? Spain bore the brunt of the outage, with huge parts of the country left without electricity.