Massive blackout affects Argentina: more than 600,000 clients were left without light in Buenos Aires

A failure in high voltage electric transmission lines was recorded this Wednesday in Argentinagenerating a blackout that left hundreds of thousands of users without energy in various sectors of the city of Buenos Aires and its urban cordon, they informed EFE Official sources.

According to the sources consulted, The light cut obeys “to a failure in two high voltage lines of 220 kilowatts of Costanera-Hudsontypical of the Edesur company distribution system ”, which provides services in the southern area of ​​the Argentine capital and its periphery.

The cut began at noon and follow another, recorded early on Wednesdayin the same area and also caused by a failure in those transmission lines.

In an extreme heat day in Buenos Aires, The lack of electricity supply affects 622,000 usersas detailed to EFE Official sources.

In addition, the blackout has caused Traffic problems for the service output of traffic lights and in electric rail services.

Edesur has confirmed that The failure in high voltage electric transmission affects several of its distribution substations and said that their technicians «are working to restore service.»

As part of the failure, two power plants decreased their contribution to the system.

«There are 800 megawatts of service cut and 2,500 megawatts of generation out of service»sources from the Ministry of Energy indicated. In turn, they assured that There are no inconveniences to attend normally to the Argentine Electric Interconnection System (SADI).

They added that the National Electricity Regulation Entity (ENRE) «is investigating to proceed according to the regulatory framework as far as fines and sanctions are concerned.»

Until the closing of this note, Edesur reported that The number of customers without service «was reduced after 15:30 (hours) to 273,000».