All of La Palma Goes Dark as 50,000 Customers Lose Power During Maximum Storm Alert
Endesa and grid operator REE worked to restore service as authorities said the island’s only transmission line failed during a violent storm.
- On Monday, November 2, 2026, a total blackout hit La Palma after a fault on the 66-kilovolt Guinchos-Valle transmission line and disconnection at the Los Guinchos power station cut electricity to 50,508 supply points.
- Violent storms dumping up to 200 litres of rain per square metre likely triggered the collapse, though Endesa admitted the Los Guinchos facility houses the archipelago's oldest generating units, with renewal efforts delayed for 12 years.
- Authorities activated the PLATECA emergency plan as restoration efforts began, with Endesa reporting 8,117 customers reconnected by mid-morning while 42,391 remained without power; officials urged residents to follow 112 emergency service guidance.
- Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo appealed for extreme caution amid the blackout, noting that La Palma depends almost entirely on the diesel-fired station, with renewables covering barely 10 per cent of demand at peak production in 2025.
- This incident follows a similar three-hour failure at the same facility on June 10, 2025, highlighting persistent instability in the island's energy infrastructure that has repeatedly compromised service reliability.
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The Spanish island of La Palma was hit by a power outage this morning, leaving the entire island without electricity for nearly four hours. According to the Spanish energy company, the island's only power plant failed around 6:45 a.m. The power outage affected more than 50,000 households. The outage occurred during a severe storm with heavy rain and lightning. The first problems with the electricity supply arose around 4:00 a.m. Following a lig…
Electricity restored to 75% of affected customers after roughly 4 1/2 hours as storm brings lightning, heavy rainfall and landslides
Storms caused a complete power outage on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, on Monday morning. Service was restored after several hours. Heavy rainfall was also reported on other islands in the archipelago.
Power outage hits Spain's La Palma as heavy rain lashes Canary Islands
On Monday, a powerful storm wreaked havoc on La Palma, Spain, causing widespread electricity disruptions. The local government reported rainfall intensities hitting 30 litres per square metre per hour. In urgent response, officials issued a top-tier rainfall alert starting at midnight. The PLATECA emergency plan was activated to ensure the management of public services. Meanwhile, snowfall blanketed neighboring Tenerife over the weekend.
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