After years of community demands, a historic agreement for the town of El Carrizal was materialized on May 25th. The Government of the Canary Islands, the Ingenio City Council, and Red Eléctrica have unblocked the execution of the new double-circuit 66-kilovolt line between Arinaga and the El Escobar substation in Ingenio. The reached agreement will allow for the modification of the planned route and the burial of part of the infrastructure in the Guayadeque ravine, responding to a long-awaited demand from residents.

The collaboration agreement was signed in the Plaza del Buen Suceso, attended by the Minister of Ecological Transition and Energy, Mariano Hernández Zapata; the mayor of Ingenio, Vanesa Martín; the Director of Infrastructure in the Canary Islands for Red Eléctrica, Daniel Pérez; and the delegate of Redeia in the Canary Islands, Ainara Irigoyen Zarragoicoeche. The Vice President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Manuel Domínguez, was also present.

This agreement will enable the completion of pending administrative procedures for the project modification authorization and, subsequently, the commencement of works. The measure aims to improve the environmental and landscape integration of the infrastructure by diverting a section of the power line into the Guayadeque ravine. The project, included in the National Electrical Planning, has had administrative authorization and general interest status since 2022.

Minister Mariano Hernández Zapata highlighted the agreement as an "example of how dialogue and institutional coordination allow progress in strategic infrastructures, balancing the security of the electrical supply with environmental protection and landscape integration." He emphasized the importance of the action for reinforcing the electrical grid in southern Gran Canaria and facilitating the penetration of renewable energies.

The mayor of Ingenio, Vanesa Martín, described the agreement as a "historic milestone" for the municipality, acknowledging the "tough process" and thanking the involvement of the community, the El Carrizal Social Justice Platform, and the affected landowners. The community's struggle, advocating for the alternative route through the ravine, has been key to reaching a viable solution in an area with complex topography.

The finally executed alternative, which diverts a 605-meter underground section northwards through the Guayadeque ravine, has passed technical studies and received favorable reports from the Cabildo (Island Council) and the city councils of Ingenio and Agüimes, as well as positive pronouncements from the General Directorate of Environmental Quality and the Insular Water Council. The community's fight, symbolized by the phrase "The people, united, will never be defeated," has definitively succeeded in saving the historic center of El Carrizal.