The Mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, has checked the progress of the installation of 23 new transformation centres in the city, an investment of 6.6 million euros to strengthen the electrical network and tackle supply issues aggravated by the massive fraud of marijuana plantations.
The Mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, accompanied by the director of Endesa in Andalusia, Extremadura, Ceuta and Melilla, Rafael Sánchez Durán, visited the Palmete neighbourhood this Wednesday to supervise the installation of the first of three transformation centres planned for this area. This is one of the areas hardest hit by power outages due to the saturation of the electrical networks, a problem that the City Council directly links to the massive fraud associated with marijuana plantations.
Six and a half million to double the power in critical neighbourhoods
Since June 2025, the City Council has promoted the installation of 35 transformation centres throughout the city, with a total investment of 6.6 million euros. Sanz recalled this during the visit: “This government team is working to improve Seville and the quality of life of the Sevillians.” To this end, two agreements have been signed with Endesa, one in 2025 and another in 2026, allowing the transfer of public land to locate the new infrastructures.
Thanks to these units, in neighbourhoods such as Cerro Amate, Torreblanca or Palmete, the available energy capacity has been doubled or even tripled. Of the 23 centres to be installed in this second phase, ten will be allocated to areas with the highest incidence of electricity fraud. According to company data, a single marijuana plantation consumes as much as 80 homes operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, which ultimately damages the networks and harms all residents.
Three centres for Palmete, three for Torreblanca and two for Padre Pío
The distribution of the new transformation centres includes three in Palmete, three in Torreblanca, two in Padre Pío, and two in Polígono Sur. Additionally, seven will be located in other parts of the city such as San Laureano, Nervión, El Juncal, Santa Teresa and the city centre. Another four will be placed in the Carretera Amarilla Industrial Estate and two in the Store Polygon, to reinforce supply in business areas.
Endesa has already installed eight of these centres: one in Polígono Sur, one in Palmete, one in Padre Pío, two in Polígono Store, and three in Polígono Carretera Amarilla. Each unit weighs 25 tonnes and requires a specialized crane for its placement. Once positioned, technicians proceed with the underground cabling that connects the centre to the general network and to the homes.
More than 12 kilometres of cabling and power for 13,200 new customers
In total, more than 12.6 kilometres of medium voltage cabling and 67.2 kilometres of low voltage cabling will be installed to activate all these infrastructures. The total power will be 26,640 kVAs, sufficient to supply 13,200 new customers or even nine hospitals like Macarena. For the residents of Palmete and other neighbourhoods, this translates into a drastic reduction in the blackouts and voltage spikes they have suffered for years.
The Mayor also highlighted that in the last three years, 18 kilometres of overhead high voltage lines and 30 electrical towers have been removed, which “have been affecting the urban landscape and the quality of life of the Sevillians for years.” This measure, along with the new transformation centres, aims to modernize the network and make it more resilient.
The works continue in different phases, and the City Council assures that the new centres will gradually come into operation over the coming months. Residents of the affected areas can check the schedule of actions on the municipal website or through Endesa's channels.
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