Residents across various sectors of Playa del Carmen reported power outages and constant fluctuations in the electricity supply via social media during the night and early morning hours of this Wednesday. This situation once again sparked frustration among families and business owners, coming as it does amidst the high temperatures currently affecting the region.
The electrical failures were recorded in neighborhoods and residential developments such as Villas del Sol, Misión de las Flores, Real Ibiza, Selvanova, Colonia Ejidal, and areas near Fifth Avenue, where residents noted intermittent outages, voltage “dips,” and prolonged periods without service.
This situation is unfolding in the midst of an intense heatwave affecting Quintana Roo and a large portion of southeastern Mexico, leading to a considerable surge in electricity consumption and suspected overloads on transformers and substations.
María Hernández, a resident of the Villas del Sol development, expressed her frustration regarding the constant service interruptions.
“The power went out several times in the early morning, and we practically couldn’t sleep because of the heat. Furthermore, we are afraid that our appliances will get damaged due to all the power dips,” she commented.
Meanwhile, José Luis Ramírez, a resident of Colonia Ejidal, asserted that these disruptions are already impacting household finances and commercial activity.
“There are businesses losing products because their refrigerators stop working. This isn’t the first time this has happened, and people are getting desperate because there are power outages every single week,” he noted.
It is worth recalling that Playa del Carmen and other municipalities in Quintana Roo have faced various electrical failures over the past few weeks, including a massive blackout recorded in early May that left thousands of users across the Riviera Maya and Cozumel without service.
As of now, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has not issued a specific statement regarding the outages recorded early this morning in Playa del Carmen; however, the state-owned utility has previously attributed such incidents to high energy demand—driven by extreme temperatures—and to maintenance work being conducted on the regional power grid.
Source: quintanaroohoy
