{"id":238931,"date":"2025-04-28T21:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-major-power-outages-in-spain-and-portugal-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T21:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T20:00:29","slug":"whats-behind-the-major-power-outages-in-spain-and-portugal-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-major-power-outages-in-spain-and-portugal-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s behind the major power outages in Spain and Portugal? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eGESCC5hPDs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's behind the major power outages in Spain and Portugal? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eGESCC5hPDs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Large parts of Spain and Portugal &#8211; including their capitals &#8211; have been hit by major power outages, causing chaos at airports and train stations and shutting off traffic lights.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News Reporter Fred Dimbley sits down with electrical engineer Professor Keith Bell who explains how electrical grids work and what the process will be to restore power. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Large parts of Spain and Portugal &#8211; including their capitals &#8211; have been hit by major power outages, causing chaos at airports and train stations and shutting off traffic lights. 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