The National Energy Regulatory Entity reported that at 11:20 p.m. there were 71,800 users without electricity, as a result of the high temperatures that reached 32°C.
Thousands of users are affected by power outages following the increase in electricity consumption due to the heat wave in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA). The Buenos Aires neighborhoods of Caballito, Villa Crespo, Paternal and Almagro, in the City, are among the most affected.
The National Energy Regulatory Entity (ENRE) reported after 11 p.m. that there were more than 71,800 users without supply as a consequence of the high temperatures that reached 32°C. During the afternoon, the peak had been 36,000.
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in the program The Diary in C5Nwith the leadership of Daniela Ballester, They remarked: “We were without electricity for an hour and a half. When he came back all the neighbors screamed,” said a man who lives in Medrano Avenue at 800.
“We didn’t have electricity until recently. We take the stroller down the stairs with the emergency light. With a lot of heat. It was cut directly everywhere,” remarked the father of a minor.
“There are several neighbors with health problems. Tomorrow with 37° we hope it will be worse. And the electricity, whatever it is, you have to pay for it,” said another neighbor about the service increases.
Some merchants anticipated possible power outages, so they bought generator sets to pass the moment and not lose the store’s merchandise, and They paid an average of $700,000 for each generator.
This week will be presented with days of extreme heat, until Friday when the probability of rain is anticipated, although 40%, according to the National Weather Service (SMN) so there is a scheduled outage plan in case of system collapse. On Thursday the peak consumption due to temperatures that will reach 36°.
Source: Ambito
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