Spain hit by more power outages as blackouts sweep Canary Islands
The Canary Islands have been hit by blackouts just a week after outages blighted large parts of Spain.
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On Thursday, parts of the Iberian Peninsula including La Palma and the Canary Islands were hit by further power outages.
Local media has reported a 2-hour blackout in the regions of Los Llanos de Aridane, Breña Alta, Santa Cruz de la Palma and Fuencaliente.
Between the hours of 10am-12pm local time, thousands of locals and holidaymakers were left without power. More than 20 towns in these areas were left without power.
The exact cause of the blackout is unknown, but it’s thought that the Los Guinchos power plant on La Palma has malfunctioned.
The Minister for Ecological Transition, Sara Aegesan, has told local media about the failure of a substation at Los Guinchos.
“Red Eléctrica has notified us, and told us that the system will be restored in 45 minutes,” she said.
La Palma Island Council has told people to remain calm and not waste energy with unnecessary calls to emergency services.
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This fresh outage comes after a national incident was declared in Spain in late-April - La Palma and the Canary Islands had not been affected by any outages until now.
Dubbed the 2025 Iberian Peninsula Blackout, millions in Spain and Portugal were plunged into darkness for around 10 hours on April 28.
The Spanish government ruled out a cyber attack as the cause of the April blackout.