Post by pigeonpie on Nov 15, 2008 13:03:54 GMT
One million people were left without electricity in Mallorca and Menorca
A failure caused by the collapse of a lightning strike at the power station at Alcudia left without electricity for several hours to all customers who have GESA ENDESA in both islands
Ángeles M. Angels M. Obispo Maó Bishop Maó
A failure caused by the collapse of a lightning strike at the power plant is Murterar in Alcudia, left yesterday without light at 574. 000
clientes de GESA, de Menorca y Mallorca, which is equivalent to about one million inhabitants. The blackout began about 1215 hours and lasted until Menorca around 1400 hours, while in Mallorca, electrical service was not restored fully until 19 hours.
In Menorca the supply coming through the submarine cable was recovered in a gradual, beginning with the lines of Mao Citadel and then continue with the remaining municipalities.The blackout caused bewilderment in the beginning and after situations of concern and unease in some places were resolved with generators. At the airport in Menorca, electric service did not work for about 20 minutes until it went into operation generators.
This slight impact did not cause any delays or cancellations in air traffic, according to sources from AENA. El Hospital Mateu Orfila también sufrió un corte en el suministro “esporádico” que fue subsanado gracias al generador de emergencia. Hospital Mateu Orfila also suffered a cut in supply "sporadic" which was cured through the emergency generator. The blackout also affected the normal development of the activity.
In contrast, health centers from the rest of the island were forced to suspend many of the consultations, but thanks to generators maintained minimum services such as emergency and a few computers in business.
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A failure caused by the collapse of a lightning strike at the power station at Alcudia left without electricity for several hours to all customers who have GESA ENDESA in both islands
Ángeles M. Angels M. Obispo Maó Bishop Maó
A failure caused by the collapse of a lightning strike at the power plant is Murterar in Alcudia, left yesterday without light at 574. 000
clientes de GESA, de Menorca y Mallorca, which is equivalent to about one million inhabitants. The blackout began about 1215 hours and lasted until Menorca around 1400 hours, while in Mallorca, electrical service was not restored fully until 19 hours.
In Menorca the supply coming through the submarine cable was recovered in a gradual, beginning with the lines of Mao Citadel and then continue with the remaining municipalities.The blackout caused bewilderment in the beginning and after situations of concern and unease in some places were resolved with generators. At the airport in Menorca, electric service did not work for about 20 minutes until it went into operation generators.
This slight impact did not cause any delays or cancellations in air traffic, according to sources from AENA. El Hospital Mateu Orfila también sufrió un corte en el suministro “esporádico” que fue subsanado gracias al generador de emergencia. Hospital Mateu Orfila also suffered a cut in supply "sporadic" which was cured through the emergency generator. The blackout also affected the normal development of the activity.
In contrast, health centers from the rest of the island were forced to suspend many of the consultations, but thanks to generators maintained minimum services such as emergency and a few computers in business.
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