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Enel Distribución reported that 4,831 customers remain without electricity supply in the Metropolitan region, mainly in Maipú and Peñalolén, due to more than 4,500 failures generated by the rains. The Superintendence of Electricity and Fuels filed charges against the company after criticism for delays in restoring service. The peak of affected homes was 65 thousand, and at 7:30 today, Thursday, 13 thousand remain without power in El Monte and Puente Alto.
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Enel Distribution issued a statement to update the figures for power outages in the Metropolitan regionin the midst of the rains of the last few hours.
Let us remember that the company has been harshly questioned due to the delay in restoring service in thousands of homes after the rains of Wednesday, May 8.
For the same reason, the Superintendence of Electricity and Fuels (SEC) He filed charges against the company, which could lead to million-dollar fines. Given all this scenario, eyes are on the company’s performance.
With the rainfall that has fallen since last Monday, There were power outages again. in the Metropolitan region.
According to Enel, at 6:30 a.m. today there were still 4,831 customers without supplylocated mainly in Maipú and Peñalolén.
The company indicated that the outages were recorded because “the strong wind recorded added to the accumulated fall water on both fronts has caused more than 4,500 failures between Monday and todaymainly due to the fall of a large number of trees and large branches, line cuts and damage to electrical infrastructure, which has involved complex and extensive work to normalize each of the failures.”
The SEC recorded that the peak of customers without electricity in the Metropolitan region was recorded around 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, with 65 thousand homes affected.
At 7:30 this Thursday, 13 thousand homes remain without electricity service in the RM, mainly in El Monte and Puente Altocommunes supplied by the CGE company.
