Two days after the Adesur substation fire, more than 6,000 users are still without electricity and protests broke out in Caballito

Two days have passed since the fire at the Adesur substation in Caballito, which left more than 60,000 users without electricity in the city of Buenos Aires. Amidst anger and fatigue, many people keep demanding lack of supplies in their homes, In the early hours of this afternoon, under heavy rain, A group of neighbors demonstrated On Directorio and Viale Avenue to demand solutions, beyond the contribution of the generating set. bugle Was able to confirm with Adesur that there are 6,257 users Those who still do not have service specifically because of the incident.

“Good morning, in Riglos and Directorio we have been almost without electricity for two days. There is supply on the surrounding roads. Is anyone else in a similar situation? “Are any class action actions being initiated?”, is one of the many messages that are displayed in Cabellito’s organized neighborhood groups at this time. In that place, there are many users who keep leaving their addresses, consult and clarify them They are still waiting for the light to return And, in some cases, even water.

“The neighbors are grouped in Vielle and Directorio, we can’t take it anymore, let’s continue!” There is another one of the messages. In the afternoon, despite heavy rain, residents started arriving at the intersection of these two roads. Some of them pointed out that the generators installed in the area are not providing the required energy to the houses.

During this morning, Adesur reported that its technical teams are continuing to work to normalize overall supply in the region. In the early afternoon, he clarified bugle still They were unable to enter the damaged substation To reorganize the service and begin repairs.

The company highlighted that a special campaign is run for installation of large production equipment And civil defense as well as care of power dependents. For those that own or rent generators – and those that have already been installed or are being installed – others were added in collaboration with other companies.

“Because of the urgent need, we went to distributors that we know have equipment: Adenor, Apec de Cordoba, they are also sending us from the interior provinces. Their only job is to lend us the generating sets, but Adesur technicians assemble them,” he said.

He also said: “We are adding a generator Four PackWith which half of the customers who are still deprived of service they’re going to recover itBut it will be late at night.”

In answer to the question of bugle In terms of the cause of the fire at the substation, the National Electricity Regulatory Entity (ENRE) said that it originated from the crews that were carrying out scheduled works on the site and, in this regard, said that during these works “humanitarian “Presence”. This forces us to disconnect the fire system because it emits CO2, which is fatal.”

At the conclusion of this note, Adesur was waiting for authorization from firefighters and justice to enter the substation. Once inside, the company must Assess the level of damage caused to facilities And how much time will it take to repair.

ENRE, for its part, has already designated a group of experts to continue the investigation into the cause of the transformer fire, as well as having agents available on site to evaluate the actions of the distributor and survey the generator. Continuous monitoring has also been done. set.

This Monday at 4:45 pm, they were In general, 26,808 users faced power cuts. in AMBA (20,790 from Adesur and 6,018 from Adenore).

He confirmed this to Agua y Sanemientos Argentinos (AISA) bugle The Cabellito lift station, the same one a few blocks from the fire scene, “has been operating normally since this morning, and The network is gradually becoming stressed,

Late on Sunday evening, Ayesha had run two pumps to connect her mobile power substation. Along with this he said that the service will be completely restored during the next few hours.

“Of the approximately 5,500 complaints we had till yesterday, before the pumps were commissioned, now We filed less than 500 complaints”, he assured. Furthermore, he also explained the reason why supplies are not being delivered to the entire affected area at this time.

He said that although the elevator pumps were switched on, they were not able to increase the pressure that would normally occur on the network. This is due to the pressure that water can exert on pipes, putting them at risk of bursting.

For this reason, he expressed, “There may be some areas away from the Flores, Floresta, or Caballito elevator that still lack water, because it will take a little longer to reach.”