Spain's national grid operator Red Eléctrica de España has ruled out a cyberattack and pointed to a drop in solar generation as the preliminary cause of the country's power outage, El Pais reports.

Spain and Portugal held emergency Cabinet meetings as evacuations from some public spaces took place. Spain's Interior Ministry has declared a state of emergency for affected regions that need it. Follow DW.

At about midday on Monday, April 28, large power outages left millions of homes and businesses in Spain and Portugal without