section_path: Power restoration/Portugal
section_name: Portugal
paragraph_text: Portugal
  
  Electricity was gradually restored around 17:00 WEST (16:00 UTC) using the two systems that had black start capabilities, the 138 MW Castelo do Bode hydropower dam and the 990 MW natural gas power station Tapada do Outeiro. Around 22:30 WEST (21:30 UTC), power had been restored to half of the population, increasing to 80% by around 00:00 WEST (23:00 UTC). The grid was fully restored in Portugal by early 29 April.
  
  However, Portugal did not allow the resumption of electricity imports from Spain until 8 May, setting a limit of 1 GW to the transmission capacity until 12 May.