The power failure has affected several cities and could potentially have affected up to 30,000 people.
A power failure hit Thursday Several areas of the Spanish Palma islandin the archipelago of Canariesonly a week after the giant blackout that touched Spain and Portugal.
Local media report that Thousands of inhabitants and vacationers present were found electricity For almost two hours after a power failure occurred around 10 am local time. Among the affected areas are the cities of Los Llanos de Aridane, Breña Alta, Santa Cruz de la Palma et Fuencaliente. Around these municipalities extending from north to south of the island, more than twenty villages were immersed in the dark, before the managers of the Endesa and Red Eléctrica network restore electricity.
“A problem at the Los Guinchos thermal power plant”
Javier Llamas, mother of the THE LLANOS DE ARIDANEtold a local radio station that “More than half of the current [avait] already been restored ” at noon. According to an estimate of the local press, the power failure could potentially have assigned up to 30,000 people on the island. After Canary Islands Radio, “Everything indicates “ that the source of breakdowns is linked to “A problem at the Los Guinchos thermal power plant “Who provides 90 % of the island electricity.
The authorities have asked the population not to light their electronic devices at the same time, once the current is restored, to avoid overloading the electrical network. Note that the Palma was not affected by the massive electricity failure which struck most of Spain And Portugal, including their capitals, Madrid and Lisbon, on April 28.
