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Fuerteventura at the tail end of clean energy production.

While in the whole of the state renewables produce more than 62% of the demand, in the Canary Islands it barely reaches 20% and Fuerteventura is not expected.

Source: Energías renovables.com


The national electricity system operator, Red Eléctrica de España, has just published its report for the month of April. And two facts stand out greatly. One: the demand for electricity has fallen in Spain this past month b

Radio Sintonia:

Given the shortage, the Canary Islands propose to import potatoes from Northern Ireland or Wales.

The Canary Islands propose that potatoes be imported from Northern Ireland or Wales, territories free of the potato beetle. In this sense, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty, Narvay Quinter, explained, in relation to the import of potatoes from England, that "European countries have closed borders to prevent the entry of the pest that affects

If everything works out, we might be moving from El Cotillo to La Olivia in the not too distant future. Unfortunately our new home is not on the fibre network and doesn't even have a copper cable for a phone line. I'm currently on 1Gb/1Gb fibre with Movistar, so I'm going to feel a real lack of connectivity!!

I know using mobile data is a bit hit and miss as it depends on how strong the signal is at your location. There, we are fortunate as there is a massive phone mast installation right

Hi, 

I've never been to Fuerte in winter. Internet research points to cool evenings... 14deg.

Does anyone bother with installing electric heaters,  or is it warm enough without?

Thanks,
John

After over 40 days of waiting for parts my car has been repaired by JLR in Las Palmas and I am going over to pick it up tomorrow.

My Range Rover on Feb 21st gave me an engine malfunction message as we were driving to PDR, got back to the villa ok but had to get Land Rover Assist to pick it up and take to Pelican the JLR dealer in Las Palmas. It turned out that a rodent had built a nest using body work insulation material under the engine cover and chewed through a multicore cable and fuel pipe

The possibility of subsidizing fuel in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote has the handicap of being visited by many tourists that should be taken out of the equation.

The Government of the Canary Islands is analysing whether a possible fuel rebate in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the application of which is being studied after it has been introduced generally in the green islands, should also apply to rental cars or only to residents in the case of the eastern islands.

The Minister of Finance, Mat

Anyone using teeveeing.com, the successor to tvmucho?

Screen went black this afternoon, just get a black page on browser or app.  However, if I use VPN to connect to UK, France, Germany or Portugal, it all works fine.  However, without VPN, nothing!

Thinking it may have been blocked by Movistar or by Spain.  Welcome any feedback from any other users please.  

Tom.

Arrested for not taking care of his stepfather and keeping him in unsanitary conditions in Fuerteventura
The victim, an octogenarian, was found in the detainee's home in an advanced state of malnutrition and dehydration.


National Police Fuerteventura
The National Police have arrested a 53-year-old man in Fuerteventura as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of physical abuse within the family.



In 2011, the detainee took care of his mother and stepfather, the year in which the victim

The seven tourism employers' associations warn that the key is not to collect more but to better manage public funds


"The ecotax proposed by the Socialist Party is not a solution for the Canary Islands", is how clear the tourist employers of the islands are. In fact, the Association of Tourism Entrepreneurs of Fuerteventura (Asofuer); the Lanzarote Tourism Federation (FTL); the Federation of Hospitality and Tourism Entrepreneurs of Las Palmas (FEHT); and the Hotel and Extra-hotel Associatio

Hi You Hi all. 
I will be in Costa Calma in a week or so. 
I am just wondering what the rules are if you book a massage, are you nude or leave undies on. Just don’t want to look a fool. Lol