Apagón Leaves 720,000 Energy-Free Customers in Rio During the Morning

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An electricity blackout affected several states of Brazil during the early morning of this Tuesday, according to companies of the sector mentioned by local means. There was a lack of supply in cities of at least 9 of the 27 states of the country: São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro -the three most populated-, Pernambuco, Bahia, Amazonas, Santa [...]

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Conciliators point to problems in the National Interconnected System (SIN)

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One appanion reached about 720,000 customers in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday this Wednesday, according to the Light and Enel concessionaires. The supply was interrupted at 0h31 due to a quota in the National Interlinked System (SIN) and restored about 1h05, after the approval of the National System Operator (ONS). In addition to the state, eight others and the Federal District were also affected by lack of energy.