Blackout in SP: one third of affected consumers remain without power

A Enel-SP continues to have problems reestablishing the electrical energy supply for consumers affected by the temporary that hit the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo last Friday (11). 

The distributor's latest update, released on Sunday afternoon (13), indicates that around 760 thousand people are still without electricity, What represents one third of the total 2,1 million consumers affected. 

The most affected neighborhoods are: Jabaquara, Campo Limpo, Pedreira and Jardim São Luís. The most impacted municipalities are: Cotia, with 62 thousand customers without power, São Bernardo do Campo, with 47 thousand, and Taboão da Serra, with 44 thousand.

A Enel-SP reported that it continues working to restore supply of energy as soon as possible and highlighted that technicians from the company's units in Rio de Janeiro and Ceará were sent to help with the work. 

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In a note, the The government of São Paulo reported that the causes and possible responsibilities for the blackout will be investigated from ARSESP (Regulatory Agency for Public Services of the State of São Paulo) for the necessary measures with Enel-SP. 

Furthermore, the Procon-SP informed that it will also notify the dealership so that the company can provide explanations for the delay in restoring electricity in the region.

Already Public Prosecutor's Office for Public and Social Assets of the Capital, said this Saturday (12), that will include the blackout in the investigation that investigates possible irregularities in the service provided by Enel-SP, as this is not the first time that consumers in Greater São Paulo have been left without supplies for a long period of time.  

In February of this year, the ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) applied a fine of R$ 165,8 million to Enel-SP for failures in the provision of this type of service, including the blackout that left more than 2 million people without electricity in Greater São Paulo (SP), on November 3, 2023. 

As reported by Canal Solar, the regulatory agency understood that the distributor breached the concession contract for the São Paulo electricity grid by not guaranteeing energy to residents affected by the storm that hit the city.

At the time, an estimate of ACSP (São Paulo Commercial Association) pointed out that only the trade of The Metropolitan Region of São Paulo would have failed to collect up to R$126 million due to the lack of energy.

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