Power restored in several districts of Casablanca
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Vie éco
Power was restored in several districts of Casablanca after an incident at 16:48 on very high-voltage ONEE lines. SRM Casablanca-Settat mobilised its teams with ONEE to restore service after strong wind gusts and thunderstorms, according to SRM-CS.
Power was restored in several areas of Casablanca following an interruption caused by an incident on very high-voltage lines of the national electricity transmission network of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE). Power notably resumed in the city centre, Bourgogne, Sidi Maarouf, Drabna, Moulay Abdellah, Hay Chabab and Californie, as well as partially in Sidi Maarouf, according to the Casablanca-Settat Regional Multiservices Company (SRM-CS).
SRM-CS said the incident occurred at 16:48 on 11 November and was caused by strong wind gusts and thunderstorms in the region. It affected several source substations serving Maârif, El Fida, Aïn Chock, Ben M’sick, Sebata, Sidi Othmane, Hay Hassani and areas of Nouaceur, including Bouskoura, Ouled Azzouz and Dar Bouazza. SRM-CS mobilised its teams with ONEE and carried out operations on its medium-voltage network to limit the outages.
The intervention comes after a widespread power outage in Casablanca and its region and an incident on the ONEE network, both reported on 11 November. The Directorate-General of Meteorology had placed 51 Moroccan provinces, including the Casablanca region, on orange alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms, a risk of hail and powerful wind gusts.
