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🇲🇽 Mexico /Energy & Infrastructure

Power Outage Hits Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Chiapas and Campeche After Two Lines Disconnect

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • A disconnection of two transmission lines temporarily interrupted electricity service in Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Chiapas and parts of Campeche.
  • The CFE said users gradually regained service by sector.
  • The outage affected large parts of Mérida, caused traffic congestion and disrupted water service in southern Yucatán.

A transmission failure temporarily cut electricity to users in Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Chiapas and parts of Campeche.

Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission, known as the CFE, said two transmission lines had disconnected. Service gradually returned by sector, while Campeche experienced an outage during Monday morning.

In Yucatán, the blackout covered large parts of Mérida, including the northern, southern and western areas. The interruption also caused water shortages in southern Yucatán and traffic congestion in the city’s central and western areas.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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