the fire of Tenerife it caused damage beyond all the vegetation that it burned on its way through the more than 14,000 affected hectares. One of these conditions was suffered by the wiring of the island’s electrical networksbut it is already being repaired.
The network subsidiary Endesa, e-distribución, has replaced thirty poles and three kilometers of low-voltage braided cable that suffered irreparable damage as a result of the fire in Tenerifethe company said in a statement.
Endesa’s technicians have carried out an initial assessment of the damage caused to the electrical networks and consider that the collaborative work carried out with the extinction operation has allowed the electrical infrastructures, especially the transformation centers, not to have been affected despite the voracity of the fire.
Raveloin the willowand Water Meekin the municipality of the orotava, They are the nuclei that have most required the renewal of poles and cables.
Since the start of the fire, e-distribución kept several teams deployed at the key points of the perimeter marked by the fire in Tenerife to collaborate with the extinction operation and ensure the safety of the networks and other electrical infrastructures.
In the middle of last week, Endesa workers and collaborating companies agreed to reconnoiter the areas that have been affected by the fire and began the work of replacement of poles and sections of braided cable totally burned.
The task was still difficult due to the high temperatures given off by the earth and the dryness of the environment, which is why in some cases it was necessary to use motor pumps that help cool the earth to then proceed to replace the damaged poles, details the company.
The Endesa teams deployed at the center of the fire had to work in coordination with the firefighting operation to proceed to interrupt the supply in certain medium voltage lines where the impact of the fire was imminent.
They were punctual and preventive actions that facilitated and guaranteed the intervention on the ground by firefighters, soldiers and civil protection teams. The supply of electricity on the island of Tenerife was guaranteed at all times.
