This morning
GESA has left the whole of Mallorca and most of Menorca
without any electricity. The breakdown occurred about 11.30 a.m. and did
not affect Ibiza, and only the Ciutadella area of Menorca, where power
was re-established at 1.30 p.m.
According to the
Balearic Home Office, power has been re-established
progressively in Palma and at 2.50 p.m. there was only 5% of the city
without electricity. At the moment of writing at 3.30 p.m. there is
still 30% of Mallorca without electricity.
The power cut affected principally the city of Palma where the traffic
lights stopped working and several people were trapped in lifts. The
break down did not affect the airport, nor hospitals nor the security
corps since these have their own electrogen equipment.
The telephones of GESA were completely collapsed this morning and it was
impossible to contact the firm. Neither have we been able to find any
explanation about the occurrence on the company's web page. Although
some of the media have informed that the breakdown was caused in a
substation at Llubi, other sources doubt this information and believe
that it originated in the power centre in Es Murterar.