Tenerife Cabildo extends water emergency until February 2026
The Tenerife Cabildo has extended the declaration of a water emergency on the island until the end of February 2026, to consolidate ongoing measures to boost water production and prevent potential shortages. The water emergency was first declared on 29th May 2024 for six months and has since been extended several times since.
The decision to prolong it once again was made by the Drought Committee (Mesa de la Sequía), which met this week to assess the island’s water situation as the current extension nears its end on 28th October.
Cabildo President Rosa Dávila said the move would “ensure the capacity of the interventions carried out in recent years, during which we have managed to go through two summers without any major water restrictions.”
Meanwhile, Blanca Pérez, the councillor for Natural Environment, Sustainability, Security, and Emergencies, explained that the extension is needed to “consolidate the measures currently in progress to avoid future supply risks, despite the improved weather conditions compared to previous years.”
Among the ongoing initiatives are the overproduction of treated water and the commissioning of desalination plants in Granadilla, the west of the island, Santa Cruz, and Cepsa, which are expected to become fully operational within the next two months.
The declaration includes 75 specific measures aimed at preventing or reducing supply risks linked to the climate crisis. Since its launch, Tenerife has added infrastructure that increases daily water production by over 8,000 cubic metres, reaching a current capacity of 34,497 m³ per day.
According to the Cabildo’s latest projections, by the end of 2025, nearly 54,000 m³ per day will be added to the island’s supply, an increase of around 20,000 m³ compared to current production levels.
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