Argentina’s total energy demand exceeded 27,624 MW of power at 2:05 p.m. and is approaching the historical maximum for a business day of more than 29,000 MW.
As projected by Cammesa, the company in charge of energy administration, this Thursday the 16th at 3 p.m. a peak in energy demand of 29,303 MW of powervery close to the historical record of 29,653 MW on February 1, 2024.
That maximum peak was reached at 2:48 p.m., with an average temperature of 31.5° in Buenos Aires, the urban center that consumes the most electricity.
Power outage and lack of water in Santa Fe
As reported by the Provincial Energy Company (EPE) of Santa Fe, the south of the province and thousands of residents of Rosario are without electricity. “As a result of the failure of three transformers in the national system, corresponding to the Transener company, part of the city of Rosario and towns in the south of the province are without service,” the company reported on the networks.
The Santa Fe government also reported that due to the massive cuts “Emergency Committee was activated within the framework of the Summer Plan” arranged by the administration of Maximiliano Pullaro.
The lack of electricity supply also affected the provision of the water network. As detailed Santa Fe Waters, there is interruption of service. “Due to a power outage, the normal pumping of drinking water from the pumping station located in Italia and Ocampo is affected. For this reason, the supply is interrupted in the South, Southwest, macro-center of Rosario and Villa Gobernador Gálvez,” he indicated. .
What did Cammesa predict for the coming days?
Camessa warned that due to the high temperatures and heat energy and power demand records may be brokenso it is analyzed import more electricity from Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia or Brazil.
“Demand has a high probability of reaching or exceeding current energy and power records (597.7 GWh and 29,653 MW)”Cammesa noted in its weekly report.
The electricity management company projected that between January 11 and 17 will be presented maximums of 36° and minimums of 25° in CABA (means between 30° and 31°) and “more demanding situations” even in the Center and North of the country between 32° and 34°.
Source: Ambito
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