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Vista de una costa volcánica a oscuras bajo lluvia intensa, con una central eléctrica, torres de alta tensión y un pueblo costero sin luz
Ilustración alusiva al cero energético en La Palma durante la alerta por lluvias intensas. · Imagen generada por EPM

La Palma loses all power amid heavy rain alert

A general failure left La Palma without electricity across the whole island on Monday, in a zero-energy event with zero voltage at 6.38.

--- The context --- La Palma faces a difficult Monday on two fronts at once: the total loss of electricity supply across the whole island and a weather alert that had already been announced on Sunday. The combination calls for calm, close attention to official information and care for everyone affected across the island. --- The facts --- On Monday morning a general failure of the electricity system caused the total loss of supply across the whole territory of the island, in what is known as a zero-energy event. The emergency directorate of the Government of the Canary Islands declared an alert on the island at 06:42. The zero-voltage event was recorded at 6.38 and, according to what was reported, the restoration process has already begun so service can return in the shortest possible time. At the time of the report, the system was awaiting the reconnection of the Los Guinchos power plant. --- The positions --- The emergency authorities are maintaining the alert declared at 06:42 and the warning of convective activity expected this Monday. For its part, the system operator reported the start of restoration work after the zero-voltage event and pointed to the reconnection of the Los Guinchos plant as the expected step toward recovery. --- What remains unknown --- It remains unknown when the Los Guinchos plant will be reconnected and when supply will return across the whole island. It also remains to be seen whether the convective activity expected in the afternoon will extend the difficulties beyond the period of highest probability, set until 15:00. --- Unanswered questions --- When will electricity return across all of La Palma? Will the Los Guinchos plant reconnect without further setbacks? Will the very heavy showers continue into the afternoon as could not be ruled out? --- EPM analysis --- A zero-energy event on an island exposes the fragility of a closed system: when the whole network fails, there is no immediate outside margin and everything depends on internal restoration. When it happens under an alert for heavy rain, the pressure grows, because people need light, information and clear forecasts at the same time. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the priority in La Palma today is a swift restoration accompanied by clear and continuous information for the whole population, because a zero-energy event under a heavy rain alert demands coordination, calm and useful warnings at every moment. Reconnecting the Los Guinchos plant will mark the first step, and the evolution of the showers into the afternoon will require continued caution across the island without lowering guard at any point during this difficult day for the island.
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