Spain and Portugal hit by major power outage (youtube.com)
'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' behind huge outages in Portugal and Spain (youtube.com)
Half of the grid still working.
They have to bring the grid back online bit by bit (maybe take 10 hours) because voltage being higher or lower causes parts of grid to trip. Have to make phone calls and coordinate. After 12 hours batteries are empty and it becomes more complicated still.
Spain and Portugal hit by major power outage (youtube.com)
Power returns to parts of north, south, west Spain: grid operator • FRANCE 24 English (youtube.com)