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Power Returns to Southeastern Mexican States After Major Blackout; CFE Blames Vandalism

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
  • Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission said it fully restored service in Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Chiapas after a blackout lasting several hours.
  • CFE attributed the outage to the disconnection of two high-voltage transmission lines caused by vandalism.
  • The blackout affected 745,533 users and 171 medium-voltage circuits, with repairs completed after 3 a.m. on Tuesday.

Electricity returned fully to four southeastern Mexican states after a major blackout that affected hundreds of thousands of users, according to the Federal Electricity Commission.

CFE said vandalism caused two high-voltage transmission lines to disconnect. The outage affected users in Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Chiapas, and lasted several hours before service was restored after 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

The government electricity company said specialized personnel traveled to the site to carry out repairs and restore the system. It also said it maintained communication with state and municipal authorities in the four affected states.

The outage affected 745,533 users and 171 medium-voltage circuits. CFE announced through X that service had been restored to 100% of the affected users.

Electricity service has been restored to 100% of affected users in the states of Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Chiapas.

— Mexico’s Federal Electricity CommissionCFE announced that it had fully restored power after the outage.
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