Another power cut in eastern Málaga. 150 homes and businesses affected

A fault in the medium-voltage network in Cerrado de Calderón, in the east of Málaga city, left 150 homes and businesses without electricity early on Tuesday morning, according to Diario Sur. Málaga Hoy also reported about 150 people affected in the same area.

It is the latest in a series of outages in the city in a short time, which Diario Sur described as a difficult autumn for Málaga's electricity network.

Key facts

• Where: Cerrado de Calderón, in the east of Málaga city.
• What: a fault in the medium-voltage network.
• Who is affected: 150 homes and businesses, per Diario Sur and SUR in English. Málaga Hoy spoke of about 150 people.
• Repairs: Endesa sources said e-distribución technicians were on site working to restore supply.
• Context: the third outage in a short period, after incidents in La Trinidad, Teatinos and El Palo.

Repairs under way

According to Endesa sources quoted by Diario Sur, technicians from e-distribución, the company that runs the distribution network, were already at the scene. They were working to repair the fault and restore power to those affected as soon as possible. Diario Sur said crews were concentrating their efforts on Cerrado de Calderón to speed up the repair.

A run of incidents

Diario Sur reported that on Sunday a fault in an underground cable running through the La Trinidad district left more than 300 residents without power from 5.30pm. Over the course of that Sunday, up to five incidents were detected in the city's electricity network, plus ten smaller ones elsewhere in the province, the paper said.

On the following day, a low-voltage fault shortly after 8pm at a transformer station on Avenida de Pepita Durán, in the Finca La Palma area of Teatinos, affected 338 homes. Diario Sur said company crews fixed it after 10pm.

The sources also list El Palo among the districts hit in recent days, without giving details.

What residents can do

Residents in the affected area should expect updates from Endesa and its e-distribución network arm, which the sources name as responsible for the repairs. The sources do not say when supply in Cerrado de Calderón was restored.