Widespread electricity outages hit Latin America amid storms and maintenance
The Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica Dominicana (ETED) carried out maintenance on two 69 kV transmission lines in Monseñor Nouel province on 31 July, temporarily disabling service to dozens of communities.
In Argentina, the Empresa Distribuidora de Energía Atlántica (EDEA) reported two medium‑voltage distributors out of service in Mar del Plata after a lightning strike, cutting power to the Chauvin, Caisamar and Aeroparque neighborhoods. A severe wind‑and‑rain storm also struck the Chaco province, prompting Secheep to launch a massive emergency operation that repaired fallen lines and restored electricity to many districts of Gran Resistencia and surrounding towns.
LUMA Energy announced scheduled maintenance in 14 municipalities of Puerto Rico on 31 July, with possible outages lasting up to 12 hours. Air‑e Intervenida scheduled preventive cuts on 1 August affecting Barranquilla, Soledad and Palermo. Over 60 000 users in the Greater Buenos Aires area lost power during the same storm, while the town of Candioti in Argentina suffered a blackout, loss of water service and mobile communications after twelve medium‑voltage posts were toppled. In Cuba, the national utility UNE forecast a generation deficit of about 2150 MW for the peak Saturday period.
Entities: Air‑e Intervenida · EDEA · ENRE · ETED · Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este (Edeeste) · Empresa Distribuidora de Energía Atlántica (EDEA) · Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica Dominicana (ETED) · Enel Distribución · ISA Energia · LUMA Energy · Monseñor Nouel Province · Puerto Rico
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- [● 2 SOURCES] More than 60 000 electricity users in the Greater Buenos Aires area lost power during the storm on 31 July. (ENRE)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Enel announced localized power cuts on 1 August in parts of Macul, Peñalolén and Estación Central in Santiago, Chile. (Enel Distribución)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] LUMA Energy scheduled planned work in 14 Puerto Rico municipalities on 31 July, with possible outages lasting up to 12 hours. (LUMA Energy)
- [● 2 SOURCES] ETED performed maintenance on two 69 kV transmission lines in Monseñor Nouel province on 31 July, temporarily disabling service to multiple communities. (ETED)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Air‑e Intervenida scheduled maintenance at the La Unión substation on 1 August, cutting power in Barranquilla, Soledad and Palermo. (Air‑e Intervenida)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Air‑e Intervenida will cut power in Barranquilla, Soledad and Palermo on 1 August for maintenance. (Air‑e Intervenida)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Two medium‑voltage distributors were out of service in Mar del Plata, causing power cuts in Chauvin, Caisamar and Aeroparque. (EDEA)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Sociedad Eléctrica del Sur Oeste will interrupt electricity service on 2 August in 21 districts of Arequipa, Peru, for transformer and line work. (Sociedad Eléctrica del Sur Oeste)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Secheep launched a massive emergency operation after a severe wind and rain storm in Chaco, repairing fallen lines and restoring electricity to many districts of Gran Resistencia and surrounding towns (Secheep)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The town of Candioti in Argentina experienced a blackout, loss of water service and mobile communications after twelve medium‑voltage posts were toppled by a storm. (EPE)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] UNE forecast a generation deficit of about 2150 MW for the peak Saturday period in Cuba. (UNE)