Overview
- CFE reports 95.4% restoration as of 06:00 on October 17, with service at 100% in Querétaro, 98% in Veracruz, and 90% in both Hidalgo and Puebla.
- About 12,370 users remain pending reconnection following outages caused by heavy rains and flooding.
- More than 7,330 users in Veracruz, Hidalgo and Querétaro regained electricity in the last 24 hours, according to the utility.
- Sedena airlifted 14 generator plants on five helicopters to support priority services in Hidalgo and Veracruz, as fog and landslides limited inspections and ground access.
- Communications recovery has reached 52% of cell towers and 35% of public internet points, with roughly 13,000 free SIM cards distributed through CFE service centers and Sepomex offices in the affected states.