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Sabotage? ANDE denounces alleged manipulation of electrical system in Ciudad del Este
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Sabotage? ANDE denounces alleged manipulation of electrical system in Ciudad del Este

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The National Electricity Administration (ANDE) in Paraguay reported alleged manipulation of its electrical network in Ciudad del Este.
  • Unknown individuals reportedly tampered with a distribution post, causing power outages in the central area.
  • The incident is under investigation, with authorities considering a similar event in February 2024.

The National Electricity Administration (ANDE) in Paraguay has reported alleged manipulation of its electrical network, which led to power outages in the central area of Ciudad del Este. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when unknown individuals, reportedly traveling in a white truck with an "RMS" logo, tampered with the distribution post of the NSE04 feeder.

Engineer Denis Rafael Fernández Espínola filed the complaint, detailing how the unauthorized interference caused an interruption in the electricity supply, affecting several businesses in the downtown area. Police are investigating the matter. While preliminary information suggests RMS is a legally constituted company and the interference might not have been intentional, the unauthorized connection attempt damaged the distribution equipment.

all connections are underground and only ANDE is authorized to perform this type of work.

— Jorge VillalbaThe deputy chief of Police Station 1, Jorge Villalba, commented on the nature of the electrical infrastructure and the unauthorized access.

The complaint will be forwarded to the Public Ministry for further investigation. This is not the first such incident; a similar situation was reported in February 2024 by the regional head of ANDE, Juan Manuel Rozzano. That event involved tampering with a 23,000-volt underground line at the same distribution post, causing a prolonged service interruption.

there would be no bad intention

— Jorge VillalbaVillalba stated that preliminarily, RMS is considered a legally constituted company, suggesting the interference might not have been malicious.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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