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CFE Says Storm Recovery Now Averages Three Days After 40% Cut Since 2018

The utility credits formal emergency plans for quicker decisions that support safer repairs.

Overview

  • The CFE reports full power restoration now averages three days after severe weather, based on its seven‑year metrics shared in late December.
  • For Hurricane Erick on June 16, 2025, service outages reached 276,910 users in Guerrero and Oaxaca, with restoration reaching 80% in one day, 95% in three days and 100% in four days.
  • The October 9, 2025 rains in Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Veracruz affected 265,605 users, with 80% restoration in two days, 95% in 12 days and full service in 15 days.
  • Response to Erick involved 1,789 workers, 479 cranes, 690 vehicles, 35 emergency plants and one helicopter, with reported damage to 1,107 poles and 137 transformers.
  • For the October event, CFE deployed 1,158 workers, 111 cranes, 352 vehicles, 105 emergency plants, eight helicopters and seven drones, reporting damage across 300+ conductor spans, 569 poles and 36 transformers, while noting coordination with civil protection, defense, navy, water and health agencies as standard practice.