• Historical blackout in Argentina

    From lu9dce@21:1/180 to All on Sun Jun 16 20:33:51 2019
    Historic blackout in Argentina: the entire country without light
    The cut of the supply occurred at 7.07 hours. The Ministry of Energy
    explained that the interruption of the supply "was due to a failure of the transport system from Yacyretá" and that "that produced the cut
    automatically, without human intervention". Uruguay is also affected
    June 16, 2019

    A massive blackout affects from this Sunday morning to the City of Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires Conurbation, several provinces and Uruguay. It is the first time in history that the lack of supply is registered in the entire national territory and simultaneously.

    The cut occurred at 7.07 am and neighbors began early to relate what happened from their social networks.

    Faced with this situation, the Energy Secretariat explained that "a collapse
    of the Argentine Interconnection System (SADI) produced a massive power
    outage throughout the country that also affected Uruguay". The SADI is the power transmission network with high voltage lines from the power plants to
    the users.

    From the Secretariat of Energy confirmed to Infobae that the failure occurred in the electric corridor that goes from the Central de Yacyretá to Buenos Aires, in one of the three high voltage lines operated by Transener. "In one
    of the lines there was a fault, we do not know the reason but it is very
    likely due to the humidity that generated some fault in the protection
    system, such as loss of insulation, and that dragged another line and the
    whole plant," explained Juan Alberto Luchilo, Undersecretary of the
    Electricity Market.


    The energization process began two hours later from the strongest points in
    the system: the Yacyretá, Chocón and Salto Grande hydroelectric power
    plants. Transener, on the other hand, opened the system and is energizing
    again to be able to regularize the service.

    In spite of the speculations on a supposed sabjate, it clarified that "the
    cut was produced of automatic way (without human intervention) due to a fault of the system of transport from Yacyreta".

    At 1330 hours one third of the demand had already been restored: 5000 MW over 15,000. Thus, GBA, CABA, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, Mendoza, San Juan and Cordoba are gradually resuming the normality of the system.

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  • From Al@21:4/106 to lu9dce on Sun Jun 16 16:53:24 2019
    At 1330 hours one third of the demand had already been restored: 5000 MW over 15,000. Thus, GBA, CABA, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, Mendoza, San Juan and Cordoba are gradually resuming the normality of the system.

    Major bummer. I hope you and all those around you have the power restored soon.

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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to lu9dce on Sun Jun 16 23:34:52 2019
    lu9dce wrote to All <=-

    In spite of the speculations on a supposed sabjate, it clarified that
    "the cut was produced of automatic way (without human intervention) due
    to a fault of the system of transport from Yacyreta".

    At 1330 hours one third of the demand had already been restored: 5000
    MW over 15,000. Thus, GBA, CABA, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, Mendoza, San
    Juan and Cordoba are gradually resuming the normality of the system.


    Glad to hear that it was not sabatoge. I hope they get the whole area back with power soon!


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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to lu9dce on Mon Jun 17 23:18:40 2019
    On 16 Jun 2019 at 04:33p, lu9dce pondered and said...

    Historic blackout in Argentina: the entire country without light

    Wow!

    I saw this on our TV news tonight it was amazing to see so many without power.

    I hope things are improving for you now.

    Best, Paul

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