Power outage affects Playa del Carmen neighborhoods

Playa del Carmen, Mexico — A medium-voltage failure, caused by infrastructure that has reached the end of its useful life, caused the power outage recorded on Tuesday in Playa del Carmen, reported Luis Herrera Quiam, general secretary of the City Council. The service interruption affected areas such as Plaza Las Américas, Selvanova, and Misión del Carmen, where supply began to be gradually restored until it was normalized around 9:00 p.m.

According to the interviewee, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) addressed the breakdown from the first reports and worked on the progressive reconnection of service. The outage lasted approximately three hours and caused impacts on urban mobility, as traffic chaos was generated and attended to by the Traffic Directorate. This resulted in delays in the transportation of residents and workers during peak hours.

The official explained that the CFE ruled out that the blackout was due to an overload on the grid. He indicated that this type of failure is related to the wear and tear of electrical installations that require renewal, especially in a city whose growth demands greater capacity.

Herrera Quiam recalled that four or five months ago, CFE personnel presented a project to the City Council for the Xcalacoco area, consisting of an emergency plant aimed at reducing the frequency of blackouts. According to the most recent report, this installation is already in operation.

The general secretary added that municipal president Estefanía Mercado maintains management at the federal level to promote new investments in electrical infrastructure that address the growing demand of Playa del Carmen and reduce the recurrence of failures like the one that occurred this Tuesday.