
The outage affected the entire autonomous city around 9:45 a.m. and the supply was progressively recovered in less than an hour.
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A failure in the Algeciras substation caused an oscillation that affected the interconnection with Ceuta and caused a total blackout in the city.
The Autonomous City of Ceuta suffered an "energy zero" this Wednesday as the entire city was left without electricity as a result of the fall of the distribution group in the central area that has affected the rest, which Endesa has associated with a failure in the Algeciras substation (Cádiz).
As sources from the Ceuta Government have informed EFE, the "zero energy" occurred around 9:45 a.m. this morning and began to recover around 10:15 a.m., although in areas.
However, the light has returned progressively and in phases, mainly in the central area, which has been the most affected by this situation, so in some places the blackout has lasted for about an hour.
The data provided by the regional government indicates that group 11, which is the one that distributes in the center, has "fallen", and this has affected the rest, producing "zero tension."
This situation has led to the inactivity of most businesses, which have not been able to open their establishments due to the lack of light.
Explanations from Endesa
The Endesa company has assured that a "zero" has occurred in the 220/132 kv park of the Algeciras substation of the Spanish Electrical Network (REE), which has caused an oscillation in the distribution network on the peninsula and in the interconnection between the peninsula and Ceuta through the 132 kv REE cable.
This oscillation has caused the protections of both the distribution network and the Ceuta diesel plant to act, causing the "disaster" of group 11 and the disconnection of seven medium voltage energy supply lines to the city.
The "quick action" of Endesa technicians activating the replacement protocol has allowed the electricity supply to be recovered in 55 minutes to all affected customers.
The replacement of the supply has been progressive from 9:39 a.m. to 10:34 a.m., affecting lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12 and 13.
On the peninsula it has not affected customers due to the configuration of Endesa's distribution network, which has managed to absorb these oscillations, allowing stable supply to be maintained.
Endesa has regretted the inconvenience caused by this power outage.

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