São Paulo experienced a blackout between the 3rd and 9th of November 2023. The problem was completely resolved just 6 days after the rains that hit the state. Since last Friday (11), another heavy rain affected Enel customers electrical energy distributor in São Paulo and the metropolitan region. The situation has not yet returned to normal.
The Italian Enel purchased the former Eletropaulo in mid-2018. At the end of that year, the company was renamed. Since then, the electricity bills of millions of São Paulo residents have started to display the same name as the company that supplies electricity to Rome and Milan.
In 2023, it took 24 hours to restore supply to 60% of consumers. In 2024, Enel needed 42 hours to reach the same percentage. Enel’s performance is worse than in 2023, says the Public Services Regulatory Agency of the state of São Paulo (ARSESP).
“At the event on November 3 [a Enel] It took 24 hours to resume supply to 60% of interrupted consumers. This same level of 60% this time was reached in 42 hours. These are numbers that cause us concern”, said Thiago Mesquita Nunes, CEO of ARSESP.
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The most affected regions in November 2023, in the capital, were the South and West zones of the city. According to the national agency, in addition to Enel, CPFL, Elektro, EDP and ESS networks were also affected by the rain, gusty winds that exceeded 100km/h and falling trees.
During the storm that occurred last Friday night (11), the city of São Paulo was hit by winds of 107.6 km/h, according to information from the state Civil Defense. The capital of São Paulo was in a state of attention due to the storms. According to the agency, it was the strongest wind recorded in the capital of São Paulo since 1995.
In 2023, according to a report from the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), the peak of the situation had 3.7 million people affected. After 24 hours, around 2 million people were still without power across the state of São Paulo. Three days later, around 500,000 customers were still without electricity.
In the episode recorded since last Friday, 2.1 million customers were left without electricity in their properties. Around 1.45 million customers remained without power 24 hours after the new storm. The concessionaire stated that the teams continue working to restore service to around 400,000 customers, three days after the new incidents.
This content was originally published in Enel took 6 days to restore electricity in 2023 in SP; The blackout has now lasted 3 days on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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