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Buenos Aires power outage affects nearly 600,000 users
A massive power outage struck the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) on Saturday night, affecting hundreds of thousands of residents across the city and its surrounding suburbs. At the peak of the disruption, approximately 519,472 Edenor customers and 78,125 Edesur customers were without electricity, with some estimates suggesting up to 1.5 million people were impacted.
The outage, which began around 19:47 local time, caused widespread disruption to public infrastructure, including the failure of street lighting and traffic signals. Emergency services, including the City Fire Department, were deployed to assist individuals trapped in elevators due to the loss of power.
Edenor later identified the cause as a malfunction in a 220 kilovolt circuit breaker at the Malaver substation in San Martín. Edesur stated that the system failure was external to the company and had affected its customers via the Edenor network. Most services were progressively restored throughout the night, with full power returned to most areas by Sunday morning.
Entities
AMBA · Buenos Aires · ENRE · ENREGE · EdERSA · Edenor · Edesur · Las Grutas · Malaver substation
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- [● 22 SOURCES] The blackout caused traffic lights and public lighting to fail in several areas. www.centraldenoticiasmadariaga.com · altavoz.pe · www.elcomercioonline.com.ar · mendozatoday.com.ar · n.com.do · +17 more
- [● 25 SOURCES] At the peak of the outage, 519,472 Edenor customers and 78,125 Edesur customers were without power. www.centraldenoticiasmadariaga.com · diariopampero.com · 2001online.com · altavoz.pe · cuestionentrerriana.com.ar · +20 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] The incident was reportedly exacerbated by a circuit breaker failure at the Malaver substation in San Martín. time.news · ciudadmcy.info.ve · notasdeactualidad.com.ar · www.expresdiario.com.ar · www.mejorinformado.com · +1 more
- [● 16 SOURCES] The power outage began around 19:47 local time on Saturday. www.centraldenoticiasmadariaga.com · 2001online.com · diariodoestadogo.com.br · ciudadmcy.info.ve · mediosrioja.com.ar · +11 more
- [● 11 SOURCES] Most service was restored by late Saturday night, with full restoration achieved by Sunday morning. www.centraldenoticiasmadariaga.com · diariodoestadogo.com.br · www.telesurenglish.net · mediosrioja.com.ar · radiomhumahuaca.com.ar · +6 more
- [● 14 SOURCES] Edesur attributed the outage to a system failure that was external to the company. www.centraldenoticiasmadariaga.com · diariopampero.com · altavoz.pe · n.com.do · pasoapaso.com.do · +9 more
- [● 5 SOURCES] Firefighters were required to rescue people trapped in elevators due to the power failure. altavoz.pe · www.elcomercioonline.com.ar · www.telesurtv.net · www.telesurenglish.net · lapioneradeclorinda.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The outage primarily affected the northern corridor of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. n.com.do · mendozatoday.com.ar
- [● 2 SOURCES] The outage resulted in the loss of approximately 11% of Edenor's electrical demand. www.losprimeros.tv · cuestionentrerriana.com.ar
- [● 3 SOURCES] The malfunction occurred in a 220 kilovolt circuit breaker located at the Malaver substation. afenprensa.com.ar · www.expresdiario.com.ar · www.mejorinformado.com