Thus, France achieved the avoidance on Monday thanks to its strong electrical network
propagandaWhile millions of people were affected Group blackout in Spain On Monday, Portugal, some areas southwest of France suffered some interruption. France’s rapid separation from the Spanish network prevented the country from suffering from a more serious impact, as the power outage continued only a few minutes.
The question that many people now ask is: Is it possible Wide network failure In France? According to French experts and officials, the danger is relatively low, but it does not exist.
The last great accident occurred in 1978
France did not suffer from blackout of this size Since December 1978When the high voltage line in the eastern circle failed in Meurthe-ET-Poselle, the country was dark for several hours. Today, the electrical infrastructure is more solid, thanks Construction with neighboring countries And multiple layers of protection.
On Tuesday morning, France provided an emergency supply of 1500 MW for Help stabilize the Spanish networkJean -Paul Robin, director of customer and operations director at RTE, the French operator of Electric Red, explained in a press statement sent to “Euronws”.
In addition, nuclear hospitals, and other critical infrastructure are equipped Reserve generators Creating independently for several days, according to government authorities.
France also has a fast intervention force called fire (D’Incion Rapide Elctricité), consisting of 2,500 specialists can be published Within minutes if it occurs An accident of this kind.
According to Alicia Pacier, a researcher and member of the PowDev project, which is studying French electricity resistanceand It is still very early To give a safe answer about whether France can avoid a similar blackout. “We still do not know exactly the reason for a blackout in Spain. Without knowing the reasons, it is difficult to determine whether it could happen in France or not,” Pacier explained in an interview with “Eurono”.
“Spain is still An isolated system in a peninsula. Alicia Pacier said that both Spain and Portugal, for example, have no support and France by foreign countries to exchange electricity to meet their needs.
The French network was automatically separated from the Spanish
When the Spanish network failed, The French network was separated automatically for an hour Before calling gradually Energy saving for Spain. “We can resort to bonding through our neighbors more easily than Spain, since we are neighbors from more countries. We have many security mechanisms to avoid power outages and we have a lot of energy in the reserve that can be injected into the network quickly if necessary.”
“We have already seen yesterday, if there is a problem, The European network is very good to isolate the problem“Pacier said.” So there was no spread of recovery, only some power discounts in the Basque country, which lasted an hour or so. “
Add that great France’s dependence on nuclear energy It provides another protection: “We have a more powerful nuclear system that can help us control frequency more easily if there is a serious problem.” There too Prior emergency agreements with industrial plantsThe researcher is allowed to allow them to discover energy consumption upon request to help achieve a balance between the network in a state of blackout.
What do you do in the event of a blackout?
In the unlikely case that occurs LambSalads They advise the citizens who are ready. “If this happens, prepare Emergency group with medicinesIt suggests canned foods, water, an electric lamp and a half battery diameter.
“It is also important Prepare some money. It is necessary not to move by panic. There are crisis and work management plans and yesterday worked in Spain. “He also advised not to download unnecessary emergency phone lines.” It is unlikely to last more than 12 hours, as we saw yesterday in Spain. “
