Residents Block Playa del Carmen Street Over Three-Day Power Outage

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — Residents of the Villas del Sol subdivision blocked vehicle traffic on Avenida Loros early Sunday, demanding that the CFE (Federal Electricity Commission) restore power after three days without electricity.

The blockade began around midnight, when residents placed branches, tires, and other materials on the road at Cerrada Cardenales, between Avenida Sin Nombre and Avenida Constituyentes, and set them on fire.

Residents said they have been without electricity since Thursday and that the CFE has only given them the runaround. “All my food has gone bad. All my meat and the food I had for tomorrow spoiled and stinks. I’m going to throw it all in the trash,” said Julio Hidalgo, one of the affected residents.

According to protesters, about 100 homes in the area have been without power since Thursday. They said they are fed up with recurring blackouts and accused the CFE of failing to address the underlying problem.

The residents said the blockade would remain until CFE personnel arrive to fix the outage. As of 9 a.m., no crews had arrived.

Sunday’s protest follows similar blockades on July 26, when a fault at the local CFE installation triggered an outage shortly before midnight. Residents then blocked the Playa del Carmen-Tintal highway near the subdivision, as well as Avenida Constituyentes with Alondra, the Periférico with Sur, and the intersections of CTM with Martín Pescador, Chit, and Grullas. They lifted those blockades after power was restored during that early morning.