Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiga turned to to Spain, Portugal and France with an offer to provide Ukrainian assistance in overcoming a large-scale blackout.
“Just contacted my colleagues in Spain, Portugal and France to offer assistance to Ukraine following today’s power outages in Europe,” – noted Sybiga.
He emphasized that Ukraine has a lot of experience in this.
“Our diplomats in the respective countries have already contacted the governments and are awaiting a list of specific actions that can be taken. We will remain in close contact with our partners for further coordination.” – added the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At the same time, the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Galushchenko said that Ukraine is ready to provide assistance to Spain and Portugal to eliminate the consequences of a large-scale blackout:
“We are ready to share knowledge and experience, in particular what was obtained during systematic Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. We are grateful to the EU countries for their support and are always ready to help.”
We will remind you that on April 28, large-scale power outages occurred in Spain and Portugal, which affected the operation of mobile communications, airports and critical infrastructure. France was also affected by the accident, but power has already been restored there. The Portuguese operator of electricity grids reported that the cause of the blackout was a “rare atmospheric phenomenon”.
The Ministry of the Interior of Spain has declared a state of emergency due to a failure in the power grid. Large-scale power outages in Spain and Portugal could last up to seven days. Nuclear and wind power plants remained without power.
The mayor of Madrid called for the army to enter the city to provide assistance: public transport is stopped, the subway and trains are not working, the tunnels are full of cars, and people are being evacuated. Daily losses for the country can reach hundreds of millions of euros.
