The Directorate General of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has activated the Canary Islands Emergency Plan and decreed a pre-alert situation in Lanzarote after the island suffered a total power outage that left more than 73,600 customers without electricity.
This total power outage began at 05:44 in the morning at the Mácher substation, where an incident was detected in the 66-kilovolt electrical grid. This first incident caused a supply interruption that affected approximately 51,703 customers.
Four minutes later, according to information from the Emergency Consortium, while maneuvers were being carried out to restore the electrical supply, a second incident was detected. On this second occasion, the affected substations were San Bartolomé and Punta Grande, with a loss of generation and an impact that reached approximately 73,600 customers.
The majority of the island suffered this total power outage, with the exception of the tourist town of Playa Blanca, whose electricity supply is connected to Fuerteventura.
At 6:50 in the morning, there were around 39,000 customers on the island who had not yet recovered their supply. Endesa, the company responsible for the Las Caletas Central Station, assured that the progressive recovery of the electrical system was underway.
In the next notification, the number of consumers remaining without electricity was reduced to 8,463 customers. The number of affected individuals may continue to vary as restoration maneuvers progress.
The Canary Islands Emergency Plan (PLATECA) is activated to monitor the evolution of the incident, coordinate between the administrations and involved organizations, and assess possible impacts on essential services.
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