Power Fault Halts Grandvalira Ski Lifts for 3 Hours on New Year's Day
A medium-voltage cable failure in Pas de la Casa disrupted electricity, stopping lifts in Grandvalira's Pas and Grau Roig sectors and affecting.
Key Points
- Fault started 9:45am in Pas de la Casa, spreading to Grau Roig lifts via interconnected grids.
- Two outages (14min at 10:39am, 10min at 11:09am) hit 46 clients including hotels and restaurants.
- Skiers evacuated from lifts; low crowds minimized impact; other Grandvalira areas unaffected.
- Power restored by noon, full ops by 12:45pm; repairs ongoing to prevent recurrence.
A power fault in a medium-voltage cable between two transformer stations in Pas de la Casa disrupted electricity supply on New Year's Day, halting lifts across Grandvalira's Pas and Grau Roig sectors for nearly three hours and affecting the lower village.
The issue began shortly after 9:45am, initially impacting Sercensa-supplied areas near Sant Pere church and Carrer Sant Jordi. It triggered two brief outages of 14 minutes at 10:39am and 10 minutes at 11:09am, affecting 46 clients in total, including some hotels, restaurants, and businesses open during the holiday peak. The fault spread through interconnected systems to FEDA lines in Grau Roig, bringing most lifts and runs to a standstill in both sectors. Grandvalira confirmed near-total shutdowns, with some skiers evacuated from lifts using auxiliary generators. Low morning crowds on the slopes helped limit wider disruption, while other parts of the ski domain operated normally.
Sercensa and FEDA technicians collaborated closely, activating contingency splitting systems to prioritize service restoration. Power returned around noon, with full ski operations resuming by roughly 12:45pm. Teams identified the cable fault on site and shifted to permanent repairs, including measures to prevent future issues.
No cause for the fault has been specified, and technicians continue fieldwork to ensure long-term reliability.
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This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
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Sercensa treballa per reparar del tot l'avaria que va afectar el Pas i Grau el primer matí de l'any
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Una avaria afecta dues línies de Grau Roig durant 10 minuts
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Solucionada l'avaria que ha deixat sense llum el Pas i les pistes del poble i de Grau Roig
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L'avaria de llum al Pas deixa KO el sector Pas i Grau Roig de Grandvalira
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Una avaria deixa sense llum diferents zones del Pas de la Casa