The interruption of supply occurred in at least 14 of the 27 Brazilian states, including the most populated ones such as São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.
A electrical blackoutwhich was caused by a fire in a substation of the Amazon region, was recorded during the early hours of this Tuesday in an important part of the territory of Brazilaccording to government reports.
The interruption of supply occurred in at least 14 of the 27 Brazilian states, which included the most populated ones such as Saint Paul, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. Furthermore, they were affected Pernambuco, Bahia, Amazonas, Santa Catarina, Goiás, Rio Grande do Norte, Maranhão, Paraíba, Sergipe, Rondônia and Brasilia.
In a statement from the Ministry of Mines and Energyit was detailed that at “00:32 a disturbance of great magnitude occurred in the National Interconnected System”, which generated “the controlled disconnection of about 10,000 MW of load”.
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What was the reason for the blackout?
The official source indicated that The blackout was caused by a reactor fire of a substation located in the state of Forin the Brazilian Amazonwhich caused a “serious contingency” in the regions south, southeast, center and west of the country.
He National Electrical System Operator (ONS), responsible for electricity generation and transmission in the country, noted that after identifying the incident, “initiated joint action” with the other actors in the sector to “restore power”.
For its part, the company In itresponsible for Saint Paulnoted that the cut occurred within the “regional load relief plan”, a mechanism to avoid extensive blackouts or overloads and whose management falls on the ONS.
The service finally began to be restored in a controlled manner and at 2.30 had already been fixed in all affected areas. Now, the Brazilian government He plans to meet with representatives of the electricity sector to evaluate what happened.
Source: Ambito
