More than 30,000 users of Edesur and 9,000 of Edenor
were without electricity in their homes this afternoon in the region of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) due to the high demand during the days of extreme temperatures due to the heat that affect the entire area. country.
Early in the afternoon, the thermometer exceeded 37 degrees in the City.
According to the figures on the state of the electrical service reported on the official website of the National Electricity Regulatory Entity (ENRE), after 1:45 p.m. there were 30,313 Edesur customers without electricity supply and 9,003 of Edenor.
The Buenos Aires towns affected in the Edesur area are Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Berazategui, Esteban Echeverria, Ezeiza, Florencio Varela, Lanús, Lomas de Zamora, Presidente Perón, Quilmes and San Vicente.
Also in the City of Buenos Aires, homes in the neighborhoods of Almagro, Barracas, Caballito, Floresta, Mataderos, Monte Castro, Parque Chacabuco, Parque Las Unidas, Recoleta, San Cristóbal, San Telmo, Villa Crespo, Villa Devoto are without electricity supply. , Villa Lugano, Villa Riachuelo, Villa Soldati and Villa Santa Rita.
Meanwhile, the Edesur concession areas affected by the lack of supply at midday were the Buenos Aires towns of 3 de Febrero, Escobar, General Rodríguez, General San Martín, Hurlingham, Ituzaingó, La Matanza, Malvinas Argentinas, Merlo, Moreno, Morón, Pilar, San Fernando, San Isidro, San Miguel, Tigre and Vicente López.
In the City of Buenos Aires, the affected neighborhoods were Belgrano and Colegiales.
By 12:50 p.m., energy demand reached 28,124 MW, according to the Wholesale Electricity Market Administration Company (Cammesa), and is close to reaching the record of 29,105 registered on March 13 of last year.