The Barrios Hartos Platform has called for a new mobilization for July 15. They denounce that power supply cuts in several neighbourhoods of Seville are repeated every summer without Endesa taking action.
On July 15, residents from areas such as Padre Pío, Palmete, Torreblanca, Los Pajaritos, and Polígono Sur will gather again to protest against the power cuts they suffer every summer. The Barrios Hartos Platform has organized the march from Gran Plaza at 21:00, heading to the Endesa headquarters.
The desperation of residents facing a recurring problem
Laura Cárdenas, spokesperson for Barrios Hartos, recalls that the situation has not improved. “The Palmete trench is famous; I think it was 5 consecutive years: they were going to do works there, and it wasn’t until we mobilized and occupied the civic centres that a new transformer was installed,” she explains.
With the arrival of heat, power cuts turn homes into “ovens,” according to those affected. Many residents have to go out into the street in desperation, unable to use fans or air conditioning. The platform demands that the measures agreed upon in the municipal plenary be activated, such as an emergency protocol for supply cuts and the creation of climate shelters.
“It has been sitting in a drawer for 3 years,” Cárdenas laments about the climate shelters plan.
The spokesperson encourages all residents to join the protest: “They cannot accuse half of Seville of being criminals.”
The PSOE demands investments from Endesa and the City Council
The socialist spokesperson in the Seville City Council, Antonio Muñoz, has supported the residents of Torreblanca and has asked the City Council to demand more investments from Endesa. “It is a matter of human rights,” Muñoz states.
Muñoz has criticized Mayor José Luis Sanz for his “passivity” in the face of a structural crisis affecting areas like Torreblanca, Polígono Sur, Tres Barrios, Palmete, San Pablo, San Jerónimo, or the Elcano neighbourhood.
“Investments must be demanded,” declared Muñoz, who urges the mayor to exercise “the leadership that is his responsibility.”
However, from the municipal government team, they describe Muñoz's attitude as “hypocritical.” They remind that during his tenure as mayor, power cuts were constant and that now Sanz is resolving the problem. They highlight that 35 new transformation centres have been promoted in collaboration with Endesa, with a total investment of 6.6 million euros.
Another summer with the same problem
For residents, the arrival of summer is synonymous with power cuts and unbearable heat. The lack of investment in the electrical network leaves thousands of homes without supply for hours, especially in the most disadvantaged areas of the city.
The protest on July 15 aims to highlight a situation that repeats year after year. Residents demand real solutions and not promises that, they say, are never fulfilled. “We cannot continue like this,” insist those from the platform.
The meeting is on Wednesday, July 15 at 21:00 at Gran Plaza, from where they will march to the Endesa headquarters. The organizers expect a large turnout so that the company and the administrations take note.
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