After midday, when in the north and south of the Iberian peninsula the power grid began to recover slowly but gradually, it was hours before the central area recovered the connection and even more so in Madrid.
The cause was not unique, but in the case of the capital it was due to a combination of factors. The peninsula is practically an energy island because the connections with the rest of the European continent are through France and are quite limited. This explains that in areas of Catalonia, Basque Country or Aragon electricity began to recover from 14 h yesterday. Also the connection with Morocco facilitated that the southern communities began to recover some normality from 17 h.
Madrid, the largest consumer of energy
However, in Madrid, the power grid was not restored until 8 pm in some points such as Majadahonda or Pinto, while in other municipalities this has taken much longer. In addition to its central location and lack of contact with other territories, Madrid, being the capital and the most populated city in Spain, is a consumption sink and reaching optimum electricity levels has been more complicated. In addition, the region does not produce much energy, as it only has one relevant plant, Valdemingómez.
In spite of everything, the Metro has been running normally since early in the morning and the Cercanías is at 50%.