Serious Power Supply Problems on Leros

Serious electricity supply problems were reported once again on Leros, causing disruption and anger among residents and business owners.

Residents said homes and shops in some parts of the island had been left without electricity, while in other cases power was reaching only part of a property.

In some homes, certain lights and appliances were working while other rooms or sections of the same building had no power.

The disruption created significant difficulties for households and businesses, while residents expressed concern about possible damage to electrical and electronic equipment.

They described the situation as unacceptable and called for the supply to be restored immediately, together with an official explanation of the cause and a timetable for a permanent solution.

Municipality had already taken action

Repeated outages and voltage fluctuations had recently been considered by the Leros municipal committee.

Under decision 204/2026, adopted on 11 August following a proposal by mayor Timotheos Kottakis, the committee authorised municipal legal adviser Athanasios Paraponiaris to begin the necessary legal procedures over problems attributed to repeated cuts and voltage fluctuations in the DEDDIE distribution network.

The decision specifically noted that power supply problems directly affected the island's water and sewerage infrastructure.

The latest incidents brought the issue back into sharp focus, increasing the need for immediate repairs, clear answers and an effective response to a problem that had repeatedly affected Leros.