Thursday, May 25, 2006

Endesa-Unelco Sanctioned over deterioration

Electricity provider in the Canary Islands, Endesa-Unelco, has been sanctioned by the Government with a recently proposed, 450,000 Euro (£307,000) fine after it was discovered, by simple sight inspection in the aftermath of last November's Tropical Storm Delta, that pylons carrying the 66 kilowatt supply between Caletillas and Granadilla in the section which passes the Güímar Industrial Estate, were in an advanced state of deterioration. The pylons were found to be in an "elevated" state of oxidation.

The Council for Industry then commissioned a study, undertaken by the University of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria, which concluded that the pylons subject to these sanctions showed a loss of charge of 48 percent of their capacity and compared to other pylons in good condition; evidence of inadequate maintenance. The sanction is independent of the costs of the damage caused by the strong winds which whipped the islands last November, bringing down, literally bent in half, 32 of the 63 pylons on this section.

Endesa-Unelco es sancionada con 450.000 euros por el mal estado de la red detectado tras el Delta