"E-REDES has had its electricity network normalized since midnight," the operator indicated.

On Wednesday, E-Redes reported that around 37,000 customers were without power at 7 am due to bad weather, with the number of affected customers decreasing throughout the day.

The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) recorded more than 1,100 incidents related to heavy rain and strong winds on Wednesday, up until 10 pm, mainly in Lisbon, the Tagus Valley, and the Central region.

The bad weather also included thunderstorms, with the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) counting thousands of lightning strikes, in an "event of exceptional severity," according to the institute itself.