The island of La Palma has been left without electricity, according to reports the countryThis Monday at 06:42. The blackout affected about 50,500 supplies. After 11:00, about 80% power was restored.
which happened. At 04:10 the island’s only transportation line, the Guinchos-Valle line, was down. Two and a half hours later, the Los Guinchos thermal power plant was disconnected and the system went to zero.
Everything happened in the middle of an electrical storm, although the source of the failure has not yet been confirmed.
between the lines. Each company pointed out to the other:
- Red Electrica pointed to the disconnection of the plant, which Endesa operates.
- Endesa recalled that the Red Electrica line was still down and was proving difficult to replace.
In June 2025, another power outage left the island in darkness for nearly three hours, prompting similar complaints and recriminations. Endesa then defends that the system must prevent single and even double failures. It ended in zero this Monday, though it remains to be seen whether the two failures are connected.
contrast. La Gomera had the same situation until this summer, when the 66 kV cable connecting it to Tenerife began work, some 36 kilometers under the sea. La Palma continued without anything similar. When the power goes out, the technicians have to start Los Guinchos groups and connect them one by one.
and what now. First you need to find out why Los Guinchos jumped and if it should have continued without the line. All eyes will be directed towards Endesa if he is to be retained. If not, the question becomes why an entire island with about 90,000 inhabitants hangs on a line.
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