Spain and Portugal's blackout originated in interconnection with France: Report

Barcelona: A failure of the interconnection between the grids of Spain and France caused the massive power outage that hit most of the Iberian Peninsula on Monday, La Vanguardia newspaper reported, quoting Spanish grid operator REE's system operations chief Eduardo Prieto.

The electric power supply was restored in parts of central Lisbon on Monday after a mass blackout hit most of the Iberian Peninsula and caused disruptions for around nine hours, according to a Reuters witness.