Why the massive blackout in Mexico?
Due to what Cenace has called “a cloudiness effect” in the Bajío, photovoltaic generation would have been reduced by 380 megawatts and wind generation decreased around 395 megawatts below what was expected.
All this would have led Cenace to declare a state of emergency. The Center explained that at that time it had a reserve margin of less than 3%, which is why “it was required to rotate the electricity supply.”
The state-run CFE has been consulted, but has not responded to requests for information from the media.
Later, the Malpaso U5 plant went out of operation again; the generation of the Manuel Moreno Torres plant decreased; the Necaxa U5 combined cycle; Poza Rica U2; the Altamira cogeneration plant. In total, 1,299 megawatts of capacity was lost.
There, once again, the system entered a state of emergency and the operating reserve was once again below 3%.
“From that moment on, it was necessary to rotate the supply of electricity by up to 2,610 megawatts,” explained Cenace. Which represented around 5.23% of the day’s demand.
Cenace would have begun with the reconnection of the electricity supply at 8:10 p.m. and concluded at 11:00 p.m.
Neither Cenace nor the CFE have given an estimate of the number of affected users.
