A power outage due to a failure in the generation that affected the networks of power distribution It was recorded this Thursday at 7 in the morning in the southern neighborhoods of the city of Buenos Aires and some nearby towns in the Buenos Aires suburbs. By 8:40 the service had completely returned to normal.
Why was the power cut off?
According to official sources revealed to Energy Report, The problem began in the generation segment, with the unexpected departure and surprise 450 MW of the systemwhich later led to problems for the distribution sector.
The data collected minute by minute Cammesa indicated that at 7 a.m. the national interconnected system was operating with 14,117 MW, but a few minutes later the demand fell to 13,666 MW. Only in Greater Buenos Aires, Generation plummeted from 3,896 MW at 7:10 a.m. to 2,784 MW at 7:40 a.m.
Officially, no fire or accident that affected the network was reported. An unofficial version indicated that a fire may have developed in a power plant, but that information was not corroborated by qualified sources.
By 8 a.m., the service monitored by Cammesa had returned to the level of 14,525 MW and slowly the electrical service was reestablished to all users.
Who and what neighborhoods was affected by the power outage?
For the multiple power outages For a few minutes the subway network did not work, the traffic lights were interrupted and there were small traffic contingencies at a time when thousands of people took to the streets heading to their jobs or places of study.
Power outages occurred in Villa Crespo, Caballito, Almagro, Mataderos, Liniers, Constitución, Barracas, La Bocabut also in the Buenos Aires towns of Wilde, Avellaneda, Gerli, Lanús, Dock Sudamong others.
During the morning, most users were recovering electrical service, although cases of lack of electricity and water are still reported. The massive outage lasted around 15 minutes.
What did Edesur say about the blackout?
The electrical distribution company reported that due to “unexplained causes” a failure occurred in the generation sector and several substations under its control were affected, causing power outages.
“The service is gradually being normalized”they maintained from Edesur to this medium. Finally, at 8:40 it was confirmed that all users recovered electricity.
Source: Ambito
