A dead simple running total of how many days Gibraltar has managed to go without being plunged into darkness.
Official reason:GibElec said the issue was due to a cable fault on Queensway.
In plain English:A cable fault on Queensway knocked out power across several parts of Gibraltar for roughly three hours. We had to eat cold potatoes for lunch.
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Official reason:Supply to William Gomez Edinburgh Estate and Joseph Noguera Edinburgh Estate was scheduled to be cut off on 19 March 2026 for about four to five hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage network.
In plain English:Bits of Edinburgh Estate got the usual planned switch-off so the low-voltage side could be worked on before it found a annoying way of demanding attention.
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Official reason:Supply to Town Range, Governor's Parade, Library Ramp, Library Gardens and nearby buildings was scheduled to be cut off on 5 March 2026 for about four hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage network.
In plain English:Town Range and the Governor's Parade side got a planned shutdown so the low-voltage network could be sorted out in peace for once.
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Official reason:Supply to Danino's Ramp, Willis's Road and Willis's Passage was scheduled to be cut off on 24 February 2026 for about four hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage network.
In plain English:Danino's Ramp and bits of Willis's Road were down for a planned switch-off so the low-voltage network could be worked on without anyone acting surprised.
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Official reason:Battery Energy Storage System testing did not respond as expected, causing an outage before supply was restored promptly.
In plain English:The shiny new battery setup was apparently meant to reassure everyone, and instead it managed to switch much of Gibraltar off before anyone could finish saying modernisation.
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Official reason:A fault affected supply overnight, with the Electricity Authority working to locate the problem between Devil's Tower Road and Queensway.
In plain English:Something along the Eastside network quietly disgraced itself in the night and left engineers pacing about Queensway trying to work out which bit had lost the will to live.
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Official reason:Battery Energy Storage System commissioning tests created the risk of outages during overnight testing.
In plain English:This was an announced testing window for the new battery system, not a surprise collapse of the grid.
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Official reason:Supply to Prince Edward's Road and Lower Flat Bastion Road was scheduled to be cut off on 17 December 2025 for about four hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage network.
In plain English:Prince Edward's Road and Lower Flat Bastion Road were down for planned works, which is much nicer than them finding out the difficult way.
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Official reason:Supply to Carrera's Passage and 1 to 3 Engineer's Lane was scheduled to be cut off on 3 December 2025 for about four hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage network.
In plain English:Carrera's Passage and a bit of Engineer's Lane got a planned switch-off so the low-voltage side could have another quiet little intervention.
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Official reason:A high-voltage failure on the grid caused an outage on the East Side that lasted almost two hours, and was said to be unrelated to the previous outage.
In plain English:The East Side lost power for nearly two hours because of a high-voltage grid failure, entirely separate from the previous mess apparently. Reassuring in its own way.
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Official reason:A contractor drilled through a live underground electricity cable.
In plain English:Someone literally drilled into a live cable. You almost have to admire the commitment to making things worse.
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Official reason:A contractor damaged three main high-voltage cables while carrying out works at Neil Pinero Road.
In plain English:Three major cables got taken out in one go. About as subtle as drop-kicking the national fuse box.
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Official reason:Supply to the upper end of Main Street and King's Yard Lane was scheduled to be cut off on 11 September 2025 for about five hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage network.
In plain English:A few addresses at the top end of Main Street got a planned evening shutdown so the low-voltage setup could be worked on without anyone calling it a crisis.
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Official reason:Fault isolated to an underground high-voltage section between St Theresa’s Church and the former Waterport Power Station.
In plain English:A hidden high-voltage fault somewhere under the Eastside made life miserable for everyone plugged into that stretch.
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Official reason:Supply to Palace Gully and 12 to 55 Willis's Road was scheduled to be cut off on 6 August 2025 for about four hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage network.
In plain English:Palace Gully and part of Willis's Road were lined up for a planned shut-off so the low-voltage network could be worked on before it caused trouble at its own convenience.
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Official reason:Supply to the south end of Engineer's Lane was scheduled to be cut off on 24 July 2025 for about three hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage network.
In plain English:The south end of Engineer's Lane was due a planned switch-off so the low-voltage side could be sorted out without too much fuss.
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Official reason:Supply to Governor's Lane was scheduled to be cut off on 23 July 2025 for about four hours due to essential works on the low-voltage network after a damaged cable.
In plain English:Governor's Lane got a planned outage because of a damaged cable, which is a nice official way of saying something had already gone a bit wrong.
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Official reason:Supply to St Michael's Cave facilities and O'Hara's Battery was scheduled to be cut off on 15 July 2025 for about three hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage network.
In plain English:St Michael's Cave and O'Hara's Battery got another planned shut-off, which suggests someone still wasn't finished fiddling with the setup up there.
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Official reason:Supply to the east side and nearby roads was scheduled to be cut off on 20 June 2025 for about seven hours so essential works could be carried out on the high-voltage network.
In plain English:A good chunk of the east side got a long planned outage so the high-voltage network could be worked on before it chose a worse moment.
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Official reason:Supply to parts of the Bayside, Glacis and Laguna area was scheduled to be cut off on 19 June 2025 for about three hours so essential works could be carried out on the high-voltage network.
In plain English:Bits of Bayside, Glacis and Laguna got an overnight planned outage so the high-voltage side could be handled deliberately for once.
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Official reason:Supply to half of Archbishop Amigo House on the east side was scheduled to be cut off on 5 June 2025 for about four hours so essential low-voltage works could be carried out.
In plain English:Half of Archbishop Amigo House was due a planned shut-off so the low-voltage side could be worked on in relative peace.
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Official reason:Supply to parts of the Rosia and Camp Bay side was scheduled to be cut off on 30 May 2025 while essential low-voltage works were carried out.
In plain English:Rosia and the Camp Bay side were set for a planned switch-off so the low-voltage network could be worked on without making fresh headlines.
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Official reason:Supply to Admiral's Place was scheduled to be cut off on 29 May 2025 for about five hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage distribution system.
In plain English:Admiral's Place got its turn in the dark so the low-voltage side could be sorted out in peace.
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Official reason:Supply to Governor's Cottage Industrial Park, Gorham's Cave Complex, the Aquagib reverse osmosis plant and nearby infrastructure was scheduled to be cut off on 28 May 2025 for about four hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage distribution system.
In plain English:A stretch of the Europa side was down for planned works so the low-voltage system could be dealt with before it had any ideas of its own.
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Official reason:Supply to St Michael's Cave facilities and O'Hara's Battery was scheduled to be cut off on 28 May 2025 for about six hours so essential works could be carried out on the low-voltage distribution system.
In plain English:St Michael's Cave and O'Hara's Battery got a planned shut-off so someone could poke at the low-voltage setup without also having to explain a failure afterwards.
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Official reason:A contractor went through major cables near North Mole Power Station during reserve battery system works.
In plain English:A contractor managed to go through major cables beside North Mole while works were underway, which is one way of making sure the whole of Gibraltar notices your project.
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Official reason:A high-voltage cable fault on the distribution network after an initially suspected gas-supply issue.
In plain English:Looked like a gas problem at first. Turned out the real culprit was a knackered high-voltage cable.
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Official reason:Interruption to gas supply from the LNG terminal.
In plain English:Valentine's Day romance took a back seat because the gas feed coughed and eight districts lost power.
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Official reason:Supply to Paradise Ramp and Castle Road was scheduled to be cut off on 18 December 2024 for about four hours so essential low-voltage distribution works could be carried out.
In plain English:Paradise Ramp and Castle Road got a planned switch-off so the low-voltage side could have one last tidy-up before Christmas.
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Official reason:Supply to Edinburgh Estate was scheduled to be cut off on 17 December 2024 for about six hours so essential low-voltage distribution works could be carried out.
In plain English:Edinburgh Estate drew the short straw for a six-hour planned shut-off while the low-voltage side was worked on. Bit of a day-ruiner.
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Official reason:Supply to Edinburgh Estate was scheduled to be cut off on 13 December 2024 for about six hours so essential low-voltage distribution works could be carried out.
In plain English:Edinburgh Estate drew the short straw for another planned shut-off so the low-voltage side could be dealt with before it caused fresh grief.
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Official reason:Supply to George's Lane was scheduled to be cut off on 4 December 2024 for about four hours so essential low-voltage distribution works could be carried out.
In plain English:George's Lane got the standard planned outage so the low-voltage setup could be adjusted without any bangs or smoke for once.
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Official reason:Supply to Bell Lane was scheduled to be cut off on 27 November 2024 for about four hours so essential low-voltage distribution works could be carried out.
In plain English:Bell Lane got warning in advance that the lights were going off so the low-voltage system could have another look at itself.
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Official reason:Supply to Willis's Road, Arengo's Palace and Paradise Ramp was scheduled to be cut off on 11 November 2024 for about four hours so essential low-voltage distribution works could be carried out.
In plain English:Willis's Road, Arengo's Palace and Paradise Ramp were due a planned shut-off so the low-voltage side could be sorted without any theatrical surprises.
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Official reason:Parts of Market Place, Queensway, Watergardens and nearby infrastructure were scheduled for a power disruption on 24 October 2024 while essential maintenance was carried out on high- and low-voltage equipment.
In plain English:Part of the market and Queensway side was due an early-hours shutdown so the network could be worked on while sensible people were asleep.
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Official reason:Parts of the Marina area were scheduled for a power disruption on 3 October 2024 while essential maintenance was carried out on high- and low-voltage equipment.
In plain English:The Marina was down for a planned interruption while the high- and low-voltage kit was worked on before it embarrassed itself later.
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Official reason:Supply to 109 to 123 Main Street was scheduled to be cut off on 31 May 2024 for about four hours to allow essential low-voltage distribution works.
In plain English:A few days later the odd side of Main Street got its turn, just to keep things fair.
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Official reason:Supply to 98 to 116 Main Street was scheduled to be cut off on 24 May 2024 for about four hours to allow essential low-voltage distribution works.
In plain English:The even-numbered bit of Main Street got a planned switch-off so the low-voltage side could be sorted out without the usual drama.
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Official reason:All areas within North Mole Port were scheduled to be cut off on 23 and 24 May 2024 for about four hours to enable essential works on the high-voltage network.
In plain English:North Mole Port got its second planned overnight blackout in as many days so the high-voltage work could carry on uninterrupted. Thorough, at least.
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Official reason:All areas within North Mole Port were scheduled to be cut off on 23 and 24 May 2024 for about four hours to enable essential works on the high-voltage network.
In plain English:North Mole Port was lined up for a planned overnight blackout so the high-voltage network could be worked on deliberately, which makes a nice change.
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Official reason:Supply to Admirals Place, Victualling Yard, Rosia Cottages and Glen Rocky Distillery was scheduled to be cut off on 24 April 2024 for about eight hours for essential low-voltage distribution works.
In plain English:Part of Rosia was due a planned outage so the low-voltage network could be worked on in peace for once.
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Official reason:Gibraltar suffered a widespread power outage for around an hour and a half due to a cable fault identified in Dockyard Road.
In plain English:A cable fault on Dockyard Road managed to knock out power across Gibraltar for about an hour and a half. Nice solid effort.
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Official reason:A power cut affected large parts of Gibraltar on Thursday night, lasting a few minutes, and Gibelec said it would investigate the cause.
In plain English:Large parts of Gibraltar briefly went dark on Thursday night and then came back before anyone got a proper explanation. Very considerate of it.
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Official reason:The electricity supply to 20 to 32 Town Range was due to be cut off on 17 January 2024 for about three hours to enable works on the low-voltage distribution system.
In plain English:Town Range got a planned switch-off so the low-voltage system could be worked on without anyone having to pretend it was an emergency.
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Official reason:A cable fault caused an outage affecting areas of Main Street and College Lane, with some consumers without power for around two hours.
In plain English:Main Street and College Lane got taken out by a cable fault, which made it the fourth power cut in three days. Quite a run.
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Official reason:A fault in one of the two power transformer enclosures at North Mole Power Station interrupted the in-house supply to most power station auxiliaries and brought the whole power plant to a stop.
In plain English:One of the transformer enclosures at North Mole went bang, filled with smoke, and took the whole plant with it. Not exactly ideal.
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Official reason:Initial findings pointed to a voltage drop on the high-voltage network at the Mid Harbour Distribution Centre.
In plain English:Something in the network went properly sideways and the whole Rock copped it right before breakfast.
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Official reason:A malfunction on generating set number five was traced to an error in a pilot oil injector module, and the other operational set could not cope with the sudden extra load.
In plain English:Generating set number five had a malfunction, the other set couldn't cope, and the whole thing folded. A lovely advert for redundancy.
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Official reason:Engineers traced the incident to a high-voltage cable gland failure at Hesses substation in the Landport area.
In plain English:A substation component packed in and a chunk of town got plunged into the dark.
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Official reason:A fire alarm at North Mole Power Station caused an engine to trip, leading to a widespread but short-lived power cut.
In plain English:A fire alarm went off at North Mole, an engine tripped, and half the place went dark before anyone had finished the working day. Very efficient sabotage by alarm system.
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Official reason:Supply to 46 to 54 Prince Edward's Road was scheduled to be cut off on 15 September 2023 for about two hours to allow essential low-voltage distribution works.
In plain English:Prince Edward's Road got a planned switch-off so the low-voltage side could be dealt with quietly for once.
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Official reason:Supply to Wave Crest House in Mid Harbours was scheduled to be cut off on 25 August 2023 for about one hour to allow essential low-voltage distribution works.
In plain English:Wave Crest House completed the Mid Harbours trilogy with its own planned little blackout. Thorough if nothing else.
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Official reason:Supply to Bow Wave House in Mid Harbours was scheduled to be cut off on 24 August 2023 for about one hour to allow essential low-voltage distribution works.
In plain English:Bow Wave House got its own brief planned outage the day after, just to keep Mid Harbours nicely organised in the dark.
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Official reason:Supply to Blue Wave House in Mid Harbours was scheduled to be cut off on 23 August 2023 for about two hours to allow essential low-voltage distribution works.
In plain English:Blue Wave House got a neat little planned outage so the low-voltage side could be poked at without the whole harbour losing its mind.
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Official reason:Supply to Archbishop Amigo House and the bedsitters beneath it was scheduled to be cut off on 8 August 2023 for about three hours to allow essential low-voltage distribution works.
In plain English:Archbishop Amigo House got a planned switch-off so the low-voltage setup could be worked on before it found a irritating time to complain.
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Official reason:Supply to parts of Irish Town and Turnbull's Lane was scheduled to be interrupted on 30 June 2023 for about seven hours so the GEA could carry out essential works on the low-voltage network system.
In plain English:Irish Town and a good stretch of Turnbull's Lane got a long planned outage so the low-voltage side could be sorted out in one go.
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Official reason:Supply to offices in Leanse Place was scheduled to be interrupted on 19 June 2023 for about five hours so the GEA could carry out essential works on the low-voltage network system.
In plain English:Leanse Place was due a planned shut-off so the low-voltage network could be worked on without anyone having to act shocked about it.
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Official reason:A private contractor damaged a high-voltage cable on the ex-MOD network in the South District.
In plain English:Someone digging where they absolutely shouldn't have been clipped a major cable and knocked the whole place sideways.
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Official reason:The high-voltage network experienced an earth fault.
In plain English:A serious network fault sent the whole lot over. One of those proper 'everything just died' jobs.
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Official reason:GBC reported a short overnight power cut affecting people from Ocean Village to Rosia Bay.
In plain English:A stretch from Ocean Village to Rosia Bay lost power overnight for no good reason anyone would enjoy being woken up for.
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Official reason:Supply to a number of Edinburgh Estate blocks was scheduled to be cut off on 26 January 2023 for about four and a half hours so other departments could remedy water ingress into the electrical meter room.
In plain English:A few Edinburgh Estate blocks got a planned switch-off because water had found its way into the meter room, which is never what you want in there.
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Official reason:The fault was due to the failure of the LNG supply to the power station, with a separate cable fault also affecting parts of the South District.
In plain English:The LNG supply packed in again and much of Gibraltar lost power. Then the South District joined in with a cable fault just to keep things lively.
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Official reason:North Mole Power Station suffered an interruption to its gas supply from the Shell LNG terminal, causing two of the four operational engines to shut down.
In plain English:The gas supply to North Mole gave up in the middle of the day and several areas promptly lost power. Nicely timed.
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