Glossary
Service connection or service drop (acometida)
Section of the distributor's network that runs from its line in the street to the main fuse box (CGP) of the building or house. It belongs to the distributor, which maintains and repairs it.
What the acometida is
It is the first stretch of the route electricity takes to your home. It links the distributor’s low voltage network with the main fuse box (caja general de protección, CGP) on the façade or in the entrance hall. After that box the building’s installation begins: the main supply line, the meters and each home’s riser cable. In Seville the distributor is e-distribución, part of the Endesa group.
Types
- Overhead. Cables strung or clipped along façades, common in old neighbourhoods, villages and low houses.
- Underground. The cable arrives buried from the street to the box. Usual in housing estates and new buildings.
Who pays and who repairs
- Faults and maintenance: the distributor’s job. If a joint burns out or a façade cable falls, call them.
- New or larger connections: when you request a new supply or more power than the existing network allows, the distributor charges regulated connection or extension fees, on top of the connection itself.
- What you pay for: everything after the CGP that belongs to you, whether the comunidad (owners’ association) or your home.
When it affects you
If the whole building or street loses power, the fault may be in the network or the acometida, and the distributor fixes it. If only you are without power, check your fuse box first. For communal faults see homeowners’ associations in Seville, Spain.
Related services
New electricity connection
We manage your new electricity connection in Seville, Spain from start to finish: the boletín (electrical installation certificate) for the connection, the application to the distributor, energising the supply and, if needed, a new service connection. Whether you are moving into a new home or bringing back a supply that was cut off, we handle the paperwork and the coordination with e-distribución.
Communal electrical faults 24 h
We provide communal electrical fault repair in Seville, Spain at any hour, because a fault in the building leaves the staircase in the dark, the garage without light or the entrance without an intercom. We find the cause, repair it and, if the fault comes from the grid, handle the report to the distribution company.
Need an electrician in Seville, Spain?
Call us or send a WhatsApp message with a photo of the job. You get a fixed quote before any work starts.