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Scheduled Water Cuts Hit Lima Today as Mendoza Prepares Saturday Outage to Complete Major Upgrade

Utilities describe preventive works to improve reliability, with gradual restorations after scheduled maintenance.

Overview

  • Sedapal’s planned suspensions for Friday affect Chorrillos from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Carabayllo from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Villa María del Triunfo from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with cistern trucks deployed for relief.
  • AYSAM will interrupt service across parts of Greater Mendoza on Saturday starting 4:00 a.m. to install macrometering valves and complete macrodistribution works, with recovery expected to phase in over 24–48 hours after 12–15 hours of tasks.
  • The Mendoza project is the final stage toward the Alto Godoy basin, reported at more than $5.1 million in investment, covering areas in Ciudad, Godoy Cruz, Guaymallén, Las Heras, Luján de Cuyo and Maipú.
  • In Santa Fe, Aguas Santafesinas will stop potable water between 00:30 and 05:00 on Sunday for potabilization-plant maintenance, with an assistance plan for health centers and post-work purging to limit turbidity.
  • Regional operators report localized impacts: ABSA continues empalme and valve replacement in Bahía Blanca’s Stella Maris with gradual restoration, Aguah schedules a 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. interconnection in Hermosillo, and Aguas del Norte warns of low pressure in Salta from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. due to power-network works.