According to the Provincial Energy Company (EPE) of Santa Fe, the south of the province and thousands of residents of Rosario are without electricity due to the failure of three transformers in the national system.
a massive electricity blackout affects a large part of Rosario and southern Santa Fethen for the heat wave Three medium voltage transformers that are connected to the national system failed.
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. .
Energy demand peaks
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.
The heat wave that plagues several provinces and the region of AMBA puts this Thursday to the test national energy systemwith temperatures greater than 40 degrees of wind chill.
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.
Source: Ambito
