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Thousands in Buenos Aires Still Without Power After Overnight Blackout

Regulators are investigating the failure that left nearly 12,000 customers without power after most of the network was restored by 4 AM.

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La zona del Obelisco, completamente a oscuras.
Se espera la justificación de las empresas encargadas de brindar el suministro eléctrico.
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Overview

  • The blackout peaked at 3:15 AM when 495,290 users lost power, including 492,345 Edesur customers and 2,945 Edenor customers.
  • Service recovery began immediately and by 6:30 AM only 9,860 Edesur and 2,011 Edenor users remained without electricity.
  • Regulators from the ENRE and utilities have yet to identify the failure’s cause as inquiries continue.
  • The outage affected central Buenos Aires neighborhoods such as Caballito, Almagro, Boedo and Balvanera along with Avellaneda and Lanús, darkening the Obelisco and Congreso de la Nación.
  • Thousands of residents used X to post photos and complaints, driving #Edesur and #SinLuz into trending topics.