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

LONDON -- Millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France lost power on Monday following a "severe disruption" in the European electrical system, the Spanish prime minister said.

A countrywide power outage impacted Spain—as well as swaths of Portugal and smaller portions of France—Monday afternoon, affecting essential services and wreaking chaos across the Iberian Peninsula.

Large swaths of Portugal, Spain, and parts of France experienced a massive power outage around 11:40 am (Lisbon time) on April 28. Portgual and Spain are under a state of emergency. According to ...