SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 10th May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Endesa has poured in an extra two million Euros into the restoration of the electrical systems damaged by the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano, and has essentially completed the dual electrical loop connecting the northern and southern parts of La Palma. This recent investment has been assigned to Corazoncillo, La Condesa, the closure of the La Laguna and Tazacorte loop, and the coastal area of the latter locality.
The total sum invested by the utility company in the rebuilding of the island’s medium and low voltage networks affected by the Tajogaite volcano reaches eleven million Euros. The project, executed in multiple stages over the past two and a half years, has facilitated the reconstruction of the La Palma power grid and the establishment of new essential facilities for energy operations.
The recent completion of works in the Corazoncillo zone, situated between the El Paso and Los Llanos municipalities, includes the activation of a new transformation centre, as well as network enhancement in the José Pons and San Nicolás areas spanning 1.6 kilometers. The total cost of this phase amounted to 300,000 Euros.
Another initiative, with a budget of half a million Euros, involves the commissioning of a transformation centre and the installation of a kilometer and a half of medium voltage network in La Condesa, Tazacorte.
Furthermore, the completion of a 1.3-kilometer medium voltage loop between La Laguna and Tazacorte, with an investment of 400,000 Euros, has been accomplished. Additionally, 750,000 Euros have been invested in the coastal region of Tazacorte, enabling the start-up of the Costa transformation centre and the reconstruction of a further 2.4 kilometers of power line.
Over the past two and a half years, Endesa has erected new crucial facilities for the electrical infrastructure of La Palma, such as the nearly completed Tajuya distribution centre, and twelve transformation centres that were devastated by the volcano’s eruption in the municipalities of Los Llanos de Aridane, Tazacorte, and El Paso. The newly reconstructed electrical route features enhanced integration with the landscape, including 34 kilometers of underground cabling.
Restoring the power grid presents a challenge of technical complexity, and in this regard, Endesa’s technicians have devised and implemented inventive and innovative solutions, particularly in the implementation of underground wiring due to the altered ground conditions and the high temperatures following the volcanic eruption.
