The Community of Madrid announces new blackouts and power outages this week: 24 municipalities affected

Iberdrola has announced that, throughout this week, from October 11 to 17, different municipalities in the Community of Madrid will experience scheduled power outages. These do not respond to a network failure or an unexpected blackout, but are carried out to guarantee the quality of the service and the safety of the facilities, as the company itself explains on its web portal.

Thus, these are planned works and, on this occasion, they will affect a total of 24 Madrid municipalities, including the capital. As on other occasionson their official website they have indicated, in addition to the municipalities, the duration of the work (that is, the time the power outage will last), with the start and end time, and the exact addresses. Now, in the event that they finish the work before the scheduled time, they would restore the service immediately.

Municipalities affected by the Iberdrola power outage

The 24 municipalities of the Community of Madrid that will suffer power outages from October 11 to 17 are: Alcalá de Henares, Alcorcón, Boadilla del Monte, Cerceda (El Boalo), Ciudad Santo Domingo (Algete), Villaviciosa de Odón (El Bosque urbanization), Santa María de la Alameda (including El Pimpollar, Estación and Las Juntas), Getafe, Guadalix de la Sierra, Humanes de Madrid, Madrid capital, Majadahonda, Meco, Móstoles, Navalcarnero, Parla, Pinto, Prádena del Rincón, Puebla de la Sierra, San Fernando de Henares, Torrejón de la Calzada, Torrejón de Velasco, Torrelodones and Valdemoro.

The hours vary depending on the area, and can range from half an hour to 5 hours, although in the latter case it would only be in one of them and at dawn. Generally, the power outage is usually around 2 hours. If you reside in the Community of Madrid, you can consult the complete data of all power outages in the following PDF, published by Iberdrola on your website:

Streets of Madrid in which there will be blackouts

In the capital, cuts have been scheduled on more than 15 different streets:

• Velázquez Street (October 13): from 06:00 to 06:15 hours.
• Joaquín Turina, Polvoranca, Roa and Cr Monte Pilar streets (October 13): from 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• Calle Parodia, Villasandino, Villavaliente and Paseo de Extremadura (October 14): from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
• Astrolábio Street (October 14): from 07:00 to 07:20 and from 17:40 to 18:00.
• Calle Palos de la Frontera and Paseo Santa María de la Cabeza (October 14): from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Islas Cíes Street (October 14): from 10:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
• José Martínez de Velasco and Rafael Salazar Alonso streets (October 15): from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Doctor Esquerdo Street (October 15): from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Poeta Ángela Figuera Street (October 16): from 7:00 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. and from 4:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Anoeta and Virgen de los Desamparados streets (October 17): from 00:05 to 05:05 hours.
• O’Donnell Street (October 17): from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Other highlights by municipalities

• Alcalá de Henares (October 14): from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Barberán y Collar street (numbers 13, 15 and 17).
• Alcorcón (October 13, 14 and 17): different cuts on Río Tajo street (numbers 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10) and Pedrezuela (23A–23E) between 08:30 and 15:30 hours; Additionally, on the 17th in Concepción Arenal and Mazo, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Majadahonda (October 17): early morning and morning cuts; from 03:00 to 06:00 hours in Altozano, Cuesta, Doctor Calero, Gran Vía, Mirasierra, San Isidro, Santa María de la Cabeza, Santiago Apóstol, Plaza Mayor and Travesía Plaza Mayor streets; and from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Isaac Albéniz, 37 and 39.
• Móstoles (October 14): small outages of a few minutes between 09:00 and 09:20 on Perseo street (numbers 60 to 68).
• Parla (October 13): several outages between 08:30 and 1:30 p.m. on Calle Real (numbers 100 to 120) and Planeta Urano (numbers 90-1 to 90-6).
• Pinto (October 16): from 08:30 to 09:00 and from 18:30 to 19:00 on Águilas and Sagunto streets.
• Torrelodones (October 15): from 09:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Cirilo Tornos streets, Comunidad de Madrid, Canto del Mirador, Del Convento, Fuente del Cerro, Las Perdices and Torreón.
• Valdemoro (October 15): from 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Miguel Servet and Narciso Monturiol streets.

How can I know if the municipality where I live is affected?

The easiest way to know if your municipality is affected is to subscribe to the Private Area of ​​Iberdrola’s free SMS and/or email notification service, where they inform in advance of the start and end dates and times of scheduled outages and incidents.

The company advises being well organized in the event of a scheduled power outage, from gestures as simple as leaving food ready or having electrical devices charged to avoiding taking the elevator to prevent risks. It is also advisable to disconnect sensitive equipment.