Around 2:15 p.m., the service was partially restored. electric power in the city of Rio gallegos.
According to government sources, The Southern Opinion, SE Public Services put into operation the cold reserve in the capital of Santa Cruz at the request of Transpa SA (Electric Energy Transportation Company for Trunk Distribution of Patagonia Sociedad Anónima) that continues with the work on the line that connects the La Esperanza ET and maintenance at the Río Gallegos ET until, approximately, until 6 p.m. That is why, from SPSE, they are generating from the Generation Park in Río Chico.
Likewise, they reported that the energy transportation company, Transener SA, completed the maintenance of the 500kV line, so in the rest of the affected locations, electricity is beginning to be gradually reestablished.
The company had announced in advance that this Sunday, April 28, there would be a scheduled power outage for a period of 6 hours to carry out maintenance tasks on the Extra High Voltage Lines of the Transformer Stations of the Santa Cruz River, Esperanza and Santa Cruz Norte. . It was scheduled between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., but it extended until after 2:00 p.m. and affected the towns of Río Gallegos, El Calafate, Cuenca Carbonifera (Río Turbio, 28 de Noviembre and Julia Dufour), Puerto Santa Cruz. and Good Stone.
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