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

BARCELONA Spain AP A major power outage has been stated in Spain and Portugal including their capitals Spanish generator RedElectrica declared Monday the Iberian peninsula was affected It commented the situation 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 at once clear how various people are affected Spain s residents broadcaster RTVE stated 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 released the outage In Portugal a country of specific 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 obstacle with the European electricity system according to Portuguese newspaper Expresso The company revealed it was compelled to cut power in specific areas to stabilize the arrangement according to Expresso E-Redes explained parts of France also were affected It was not attainable to make calls on mobile phone networks though specific apps were working Unconfirmed news reports reported the Lisbon subway stopped running Traffic lights in the city center stopped working