Some metro and suburban train lines have also been halted during the morning rush hour

08:23, Thu, Nov 20, 2025 Updated: 08:47, Thu, Nov 20, 2025

Electricity power outage or blackout emergency turning on or off circuit breaker on electrical fuse board

Parts of Paris have suffered a power blackout (Image: Getty)

Parts of Paris have been hammered by a power blackout, with nearly 200,000 left without any electricity. French electricity operators said some metro and suburban train lines were suspended, while some 170,000 homes were initially without power.

Parts of Paris and the neighbouring Hauts-de-Seine region were struck by the power outage this morning which also shut off traffic lights and streetlights. The blackout lasted around five minutes, according to French electricity grid operator Enedis. However, a couple thousand homes still remain impacted. By 6:50am around 2,600 households remained without electricity with full restoration at 8am (GMT), says Enedis.

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December Paris traffic at dusk

Parts of Paris were plunged into darkness (Image: Getty)

French grid operator RTE, which manages France's high-voltage electricity transmissions, linked the blackout to a technical incident at its Issy-Les-Moulineaux substation at 5.38a,, southwest of the capital.

In a post on X, RTE said 112,000 homes in the city and its surrounding areas had been reconnected within five minutes.

The operator added that RTE teams are continuing "their efforts to restore power to all affected households and offer their apologies for the inconvenience caused".