With applause and exclamations of relief, Madrid residents welcomed the restoration of electricity to their homes after an extended outage caused by a major blackout that affected Spain and other countries on Monday afternoon.

Videos posted on social media and shared by international media captured moments of celebration reminiscent of… a goal celebration.

According to The Guardian, the footage was recorded at 21:46, when “light returned” to the Spanish capital.

Cheers of joy last night on Madrid’s Gran Vía as power partially returned, but the issue persists, with 24 million Spaniards in darkness. The PM confirmed the grid lost 15 gigawatts (60% of national demand), expecting full restoration today pic.twitter.com/Um4WUE96GV

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Cheers of excitement as lights come back on in Madrid

Despite almost 24 hours having passed since the blackout, Spanish authorities have not yet announced the cause of the problem, leaving all scenarios open.