São Paulo Outages Shrink, Pressure on Enel Intensifies

Overview

• By Monday, Enel reported roughly 99% of affected customers restored, with tens of thousands still off-line in Greater São Paulo and fluctuations ranging from about 20,000 to 55,000 during the morning.
• The 31st Civil Court ordered reconnection within 4 hours for priority sites and 12 hours for others under fines of R$200,000 per hour, and the company missed its own pledge to finish by Sunday.
• The Ministry of Mines and Energy warned Enel could lose its São Paulo concession if quality indices are not met, citing a mandate for strict oversight and coordinated action with state and city leaders.
• Aneel and the ministry coordinated mutual-aid support, sending 83 additional field teams from Enel CE/RJ, Light, Elektro, CPFL and Cemig to accelerate network reconstruction.
• Procon Paulistano fined Enel R$14.2 million for service and customer-care failures, as regulators demand detailed reports after winds of 82.8–98.1 km/h left a peak of about 2.2 million customers without power and commerce losses estimated at R$1.5 billion.