Heat-related power outages affected part of the city of Lyon and certain streets in the neighboring towns of Villeurbanne and Caluire-et-Cuire on Friday afternoon, the electricity network manager Enedis announced.
“
The high cumulative heat led to breakdowns in the underground networks
,” said Enedis.
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Urban areas are more particularly affected by this “
exceptional
” phenomenon, because “
tarred floors accumulate heat which weakens underground cables
”, added the spokesperson for Enedis.
Part of the power was able to be restored in 15 minutes automatically and "
in other cases, it is longer: Enedis agents must go on site to locate the fault
", according to her.
The electricity supplier was not able to give a precise figure of the households affected by these cuts, the situation evolving in real time.
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A heatwave episode hit France this week, with peaks of 38°C recorded in Lyon.