State of Emergency in Spain, Portuguese Government Website Down

The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has declared a state of emergency following today's nationwide power outage.

The Ministry added that the state of emergency will be applied in regions that request it. Millions of people have been affected by the outages, as well as key industries such as transport and telecommunications.

30,000 Police Officers to Be Deployed Across Spain

As the sun sets, the Ministry of the Interior announced that it is deploying 30,000 police officers to maintain security.

They will be stationed throughout the country, the Ministry added.

Morocco Assists Spain

The Moroccan national electricity company (ONEE) has connected its grid to Spain's through two existing power lines across the Strait of Gibraltar, after receiving a request from Red Eléctrica Española (REE) to establish service via interconnection between the two countries, reports El Pais.

Portuguese Say Cyberattack Not the Cause of Outage

Portuguese network operator REN announced on Monday that it has "no information" indicating that the massive electricity supply disruptions affecting the Iberian Peninsula were caused by a cyberattack.

Portuguese Government Website Down

The website of the Portuguese government, portugal.gov.pt, is currently down and displaying an error message stating: "The government portal is currently unavailable. We will attempt to restore service shortly," reports Index.