The Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, has pointed out that he remains "pending" of the energy zero recorded this Monday on the island of La Palma, as well as of the evolution of the adverse weather situation across the Canary archipelago as a whole.
In a message posted on the social network X, Torres emphasized: "Pending the evolution of the storms in Canarias and the energy zero that is taking place at this moment in La Palma. The Government of Spain is in contact with the authorities and with the Government of Canarias regarding the situation".
The General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of Canarias, following the episode of energy zero affecting La Palma and in application of the Territorial Civil Protection Emergency Plan of the Autonomous Community of Canarias (Plateca), has decreed a state of alert throughout the island territory.
According to the regional government, at 06.42 hours a widespread failure occurred in the electrical grid that left the electricity supply out of service on the whole island.
Since 02.00 hours, La Palma has also been under maximum alert for rain, after intense convective activity was recorded on the eastern slope, with accumulations reaching 62 liters per square meter in one hour and 138 liters in 12 hours.
More than 50,000 customers affected by the blackout
A total of 50,508 customers remain without electricity supply in La Palma after the energy zero that began at 06.38 hours, according to sources from Endesa to Europa Press, which add that work has already begun to start restoring the system.
The company has not yet specified the cause of the failure, although it points out that the island is being affected by electrical storms associated with an intense episode of rainfall that has led the Government of Canarias to maintain maximum alert and activate the emergency plan (Plateca).
Likewise, the Guinchos-Valle line, of 66 kilovolts and the only electrical transport route in La Palma, managed by Red Eléctrica, remains out of service as a result of an incident recorded during the early morning, prior to the energy zero.
From REE, the system operator, they have indicated that the restoration process on the island has already been set in motion with the aim of restoring supply "in the shortest possible time" and it is expected that the Los Guinchos plant will be reconnected to the grid as soon as possible.