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Fire at Brazil power substation causes blackout across several states

Summary by WTVB
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A fire at an energy substation owned by Brazilian firm Eletrobras led to a power outage across several parts of Brazil in the early hours Tuesday, officials said, with a total shutdown of around 10,000 megawatts (MW) of load and more than 1 million consumers affected. The incident occurred in a reactor at a substation in southern Brazil, shutting down the facility and causing the disconnection of the region, w…
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WTVB broke the news in on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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