Residents of Alcudia will present objections to the new route of the power cable and offer support to those affected.

PalmThe ANACA Association (New Agreement for the Alcudia Cable Car) has announced that it will file objections to the new land route of the PENBAL 2 project, published this Wednesday in the BOIB (Bolivian Official Gazette), and will offer advice to those affected so they can process their own.

Following the meeting held this Wednesday at the Alcudia Cultural Center, the organization explained that support will also extend to the Alcudia City Council, the Consell de Mallorca, and the owners of land near medium- or high-voltage power lines, even if they are not officially listed as affected.

According to ANACA, the new addendum to the environmental impact study represents an increase in the overall cost of the project from €476.5 to €675.6 million, 40% more than the 2023 version. In the case of Alcúdia, the association assures that the budget increases by no more than 1.

The group also warns that the new design foresees large-scale works such as the tunnel under Maristany, where bentonite would be used in horizontal directional drilling, a product that can affect the seabed and the natural drainage of the humid system. It also denounces greater use of rustic land and a growing impact on heritage elements.

Although the route reduces direct impacts on homes, it is extended to 13.5 kilometers and increases the number of expropriated properties—68 private properties compared to 47 in the previous version—according to comparative data from the association.

ANACA insists that "the problem is not only the land route, but also the arrival point chosen by Red Eléctrica in La Herradura, in the Bay of Pollença." The organization proposes that the cable access through the Bay of Alcudia, "where environmental studies indicate more suitable sections with less presence of Posidonia."

The platform regrets the "administrative and political silence" surrounding the project and assures that it will continue to act "with transparency and rigor, defending a balanced energy transition between sea, health, and territory."