A storm caused the fall of five power transmission towers, last Wednesday (22), linked to the Belo Monte Plant in Pará, Excerpt responsible for bringing the energy to the South and Southeast regions .
The incident resulted in a 4 GW reduction in transmission capacity from the Xingu substation and impacted the generation of the hydroelectric plant located in Altamira.
According to the Electric System Operator (ONS), the occurrences did not cause load cut, and operational measures were adopted to ensure full meeting the demand for electricity in the country.
The unavailability of the Xingu bipolo ‘required the reduction of energy transfer limits from the North and Northeast to the Southeast, aiming at the safety of the system.
The recovery of the affected transmission line depends on actions of XRTE, the company responsible for the towers, with forecast for the coming days, considering the difficult access and the severity of damage .
Currently, the system operates with 4 GW through the other available point, which also connects the Xingu substation to the narrow substation in the Southeast.
With the reduction of the generation load at the Belo Monte, Norte Energia plant, which declined to manifest, the energy was limited to the service of the Manaus-Macapá system only.
XRTE, from the Chinese group State Grid, responsible for the affected towers, told CNN that an emergency plan has been triggered and teams are already working at the scene, the group also points out that “will pronounce when they have consistent information.”
Sought by the report, the Ministry of Mines and Energy informs that it is aware of the shutdown of Bipolo Xingu /Terminal Rio, originated from the fall of the transmission towers, and is coordinating the actions to ensure the service, together with ONS and the agency National Electric Energy (ANEEL).
This content was originally published in the fall of Torres affects Belo Monte’s energy transmission to the Southeast on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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