New Wave of Blackouts Hits Playa del Carmen for Sixth Consecutive Day

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — For the sixth consecutive day, residents of Playa del Carmen are reporting a new wave of blackouts that is now affecting hundreds of families in several neighborhoods.

Around 5 p.m., reports of power cuts began circulating on social media groups. By 7:30 p.m., residents of Paseos de Sisal, Xcacel, Misión de las Flores, Palmas I, Villas del Sol, In House, Ejido, La Guadalupana, El Petén, Bellavista, and Cristo Rey reported being without electricity and called for immediate attention from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).

In Villas del Sol, the neighborhood had gone several days without blackouts until Thursday, when residents, particularly in the third and fourth stages, lost power.

Frustration among the population is growing, reflected in attempted roadblocks and calls for protests Thursday night to pressure the CFE.

For some areas like Sisal and Xcacel, Thursday marked the sixth day of blackouts, a situation that is causing severe economic losses for families and businesses in those parts of the city.

Regarding the blackouts, Municipal Secretary General Luis Herrera Quiam said Thursday that the recent outages in various neighborhoods are mainly due to overloaded electrical circuits caused by increased energy consumption amid high temperatures.

He explained that during meetings with the new CFE superintendent, Guillermo Pedrero, officials acknowledged that increased use of air conditioners and electrical appliances has put pressure on several points of the grid, though cases of vandalism and accidental damage to infrastructure have also been detected.

Herrera added that projects and investments to strengthen Playa del Carmen’s electrical infrastructure are being considered, but acknowledged that such actions will take time.

As of Thursday evening, the CFE had not issued any statement about the blackouts.