2023-07-30 20:46:22
The Canary Island of La Gomera suffered an energy zero at 03:00 this Sunday from which it is slowly recovering, so that 15 hours after the blackout occurred power supply has been restored 2.600 of the 15,313 subscribers who Endesa has in the archipelago and the forecast is that normality will not occur until Monday.
The blackout originated from a fire at the El Palmar thermal power plant in San Sebastián de La Gomera, the causes of which are being investigated, and the 10 groups that are in those facilities the technicians They have verified that two can be repaired, so they could start operating in the next few hours.
During the blackout, essential services have functioned normally, since they have their own generators for emergencies, and the problem has focused on the fact that supply to the population is restored to avoid more damage, the president of the Cabildo de La Gomera, Casimiro Curbelo, has indicated to EFE.
The fact that the Canary Islands, except Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, are isolated electrical systems, makes recovery difficult and the forecast is that La Gomera and Tenerife will be interconnected in 2025.
The first recoveries of electricity supply have been possible this Sunday thanks to the connection of several portable electronic groups, and the company has requested that controlled use be made until normality is reached, in order to help meet the objective.
Endesa has reported that it has managed the transfer of 28 generator sets from other islands, some of which have come into operation and others will arrive in a few hours from Tenerife and by sea.
The forecast is that during Sunday 6 of the 9 megawatts that are required to supply all the demand, and Endesa plans to incorporate 5 groups that will arrive from La Palma on Monday.
The president of the Cabildo de La Gomera has asked Endesa to provide details of the reasons for the fire and to determine if the current generation system is capable of withstanding peak demandto in the network
In addition, Curbelo has demanded that the supply company determine the losses caused by zero energy and that it assume the consequences that it is having on all services but, in a singular way, on homes and companies on the island.
He too The Government of the Canary Islands has asked Endesa to clarify the causes of the fire that caused the blackout of the electricity supply in La Gomera, and has urged the company to take all necessary measures to clarify what happened, but also so that the service can be restored as soon as possible.
The blackout has had consequences for the water supply, since the Island Water Council of La Gomera has asked the population of the island to moderate their water consumption, due to the fact that there has been a stoppage in the polls that supply it in header deposits.
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