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2 clusters · 32 sources · 20 days · First seen 21 days ago · Last updated 2 days ago

Categories: TECHNOLOGY · INTERNATIONAL

Utility electricity outages (late July–early Aug)

Entities: ISA Energia · Sociedad Eléctrica del Sur Oeste · Monseñor Nouel Province · ENRE · Secheep

Overview

The wave of scheduled and weather‑related power interruptions continued into late July and early August. On 31 July the Dominican Republic’s transmission operator (ETED) performed maintenance on two 69 kV lines, temporarily cutting electricity to dozens of communities in Monseñor Nouel and El Piña provinces, while temporary circuits in Santo Domingo Este adjusted medium‑voltage networks. LUMA Energy’s planned work affected 14 municipalities in Puerto Rico, with outages lasting up to 12 hours. In Colombia, Air‑e announced substation maintenance that suspended service in parts of Barranquilla, Soledad and Palermo on 1‑2 August. Venezuela’s Corpoelec carried out preventive maintenance at Subestación Santa Bárbara, suspending supply to several rural districts. Argentina responded to a severe wind‑rain storm by deploying emergency crews; Secheep’s operation restored electricity to many districts of Gran Resistencia and surrounding towns, but more than 60 000 users in Greater Buenos Aires remained without power and the town of Candioti suffered a blackout that also knocked out water service and mobile communications after twelve medium‑voltage posts fell. In Mar del Plata, a lightning strike knocked out two medium‑voltage distributors, cutting power to the Chauvin, Caisamar and Aeroparque neighborhoods. Cuba’s national utility (UNE) forecast a peak‑hour generation deficit of roughly 2 150 MW due to thermal‑unit outages. Additional routine interruptions were announced for Santa Fe (Argentina), Arequipa (Peru) and Santiago (Chile), extending the region‑wide pattern of maintenance and storm‑related repairs that began earlier in the month.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 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)
[● 2 SOURCES] More than 60 000 electricity users in the Greater Buenos Aires area lost power during the storm on 31 July. (ENRE)
[● 2 SOURCES] Air‑e Intervenida will cut power in Barranquilla, Soledad and Palermo on 1 August for maintenance. (Air‑e Intervenida)
[● 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] Two medium‑voltage distributors were out of service in Mar del Plata, causing power cuts in Chauvin, Caisamar and Aeroparque. (EDEA)
[○ 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] 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)
[○ 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)
[○ 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)

Timeline

2 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 32 sources
Widespread electricity outages hit Latin America amid storms and maintenance
Power outages across Latin America stem from ETED maintenance in the Dominican Republic, storms in Argentina, scheduled cuts in Puerto Rico and Colombia, and a generation deficit forecast in Cuba, affecting up
21 days ago

[INTERNATIONAL] 8 sources
Utility companies schedule electricity outages in Honduras, Chile, Benin and Colombia on July 12‑13 2026
Utility companies in Honduras, Chile, Benin and Colombia scheduled electricity outages on July 12‑13 2026, affecting neighborhoods and businesses; a storm also knocked out power in Montería, Colombia.

Sources

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