US EditionElectrical Power Outages: Why Is Our System so Vulnerable to Time?
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During the early hours of Sunday, June 15, an organized gang tore down 26 poles from the CGE electrical distribution network and stole more than 4,200 meters of copper cable. This theft took place on Route A-40, on the way to the town of Pisagua, causing a complete power outage in the area. The incident, which occurred at 2:59 a.m., is one of the most serious attacks on electrical infrastructure recorded in the region this year. CGE technical pe…
Academic of the UTalca, explained that one of the main reasons is the radial structure of the electrical system, so that a failure in a point can -possibly- interrupt the supply. A strong frontal system reaches the central area of the country and rainfall is estimated to be greater than 35 mm together with winds of up to 80 km/h, which could generate flooding and power cuts. In front of this possible scenario, the academic of the University of T…
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