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flag A Paris-area power outage on Nov. 20, 2025, left 170,000 homes without electricity due to a substation failure, but power was mostly restored by 8 a.m.

flag A power outage in Paris and nearby Hauts-de-Seine on November 20, 2025, affected about 170,000 homes after a technical failure at an RTE substation in Issy-les-Moulineaux. flag The blackout began at 5:38 a.m. French time, disrupting traffic signals, metro, and suburban train services. flag Power was restored rapidly, with 112,000 homes reconnected within five minutes. flag By 6:50 a.m., around 2,600 homes remained without electricity, and full restoration was expected by 8 a.m. No injuries or major damages were reported. flag Enedis apologized for the disruption, and the cause remains under investigation.

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