Planned Iberdrola power cuts this week

Iberdrola’s distributor i-DE has scheduled maintenance power cuts in Valencia city and 27 other municipalities between Friday, April 25, and Friday, May 1. (lasprovincias.es) (i-de.es) The company says the interruptions are planned works on the distribution network, not emergency blackouts, and that supply may return before the posted end time if crews finish early. (i-de.es) (elperiodicodeaqui.com) Local coverage says Valencia city is on the list alongside municipalities including Benaguasil, Bétera, Catarroja, Gandia, Llíria, Picassent, Quart de Poblet, Torrent and Xàtiva. (7televalencia.com) (lasprovincias.es) The practical detail is that these cuts are highly localized. i-DE publishes them by municipality and address, and says residents can check by city or exact street on its outage pages and map. (i-de.es 1) (i-de.es 2) i-DE also says it gives at least 24 hours’ notice through posted signs in affected buildings, and offers free alerts by text message or email through its private-area account system. (i-de.es 1) (i-de.es 2) For households with medical devices that need electricity, i-DE says the contract holder should contact the distributor at 900 171 171 or by email so the company can warn them as early as possible about planned cuts or faults. (i-de.es) The maintenance campaign lands as Iberdrola is rebuilding and hardening parts of Valencia’s grid after the October 29, 2024 DANA floods, which the company says left 180,000 customers without power. (iberdrolaespana.com) Iberdrola says that broader Plan il·lumina effort carries a €100 million budget, targets completion in 2026, and is designed to make the network more resilient to future extreme weather. (iberdrolaespana.com) For this week’s cuts, the key question is not whether your town is listed, but whether your address is. i-DE’s own checker is the definitive source for the street, date and time window. (i-de.es) (i-de.es)