From system failures to those responsible: keys to the mega blackout that Chile left in the dark

El Pais

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The massive blackout that almost all of Chile suffered on Tuesday – 80% of the population was left in the dark for at least six hours – has opened several questions about how it could happen and why it took so long to re-establish service in homes from Arica and Parinacota, in the far north, to the southern region of Los Lagos. So far, there are some answers and researches under way. The looks are on the company ISA Interchile, a subsidiary of C…

La Tercera

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It is controlled by the Ecopetrol group, one of the major conglomerates in Colombia. The investment vehicle is ISA (Electrical Interconnection S.A.), which in Chile controls ISA Investments Chile SpA, owner of Interchile S.A., the company’s business name after the massive electricity cut that affected more than 9 million people from Arica to Punta Arenas. “ISA is a multilatin with more than 56 years of experience and trajectory, that operates in…

Radio Infinita

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We talked in ‘Now Es When’ with the executive director of the Chilean Transmitter Association, Javier Tapia, about the massive electricity cut that affected the country on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 25, and the responsibility of the electricity companies. “There is no doubt that there is a responsibility of the (electric) companies in the beginning and in certain parts of what was the event of the day before yesterday (...) we have respo…

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In 2020 - the government of Sebastian Piñera- the National Electrical Coordinator received a complete report on the problems and risks of the Substation Nueva Pan de Azúcar where the blackout of this February 25th occurred, which was informed to the Colombian company ISA InterChile and that apparently nothing did although it reported the [...] La entrada Apagon: Since 2020 the Colombian company was alerted to the risks and Matthei's error was fi…

Las Noticias de Malleco, el diario de la Provincia Región de la Araucanía

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Neimar Claret Andrade The Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá, announced that an exhaustive investigation will be carried out with the aim of determining the causes and possible sanctions against those responsible for the national mega blackout that was registered during the day of Tuesday, February 25, and that affected practically the entire national territory. “The Superintendence,” the national authority said, “as stated yesterday, will …

El Líbero

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Last Tuesday’s blackout revealed one of the country’s biggest failures: the lack of certainty for investment in infrastructure. Millions of Chileans ran out of electricity for hours due to a failure in the electricity transmission of ISA InterChile, a company controlled by Colombian state Ecopetrol. The government’s response was erratic, with late explanations, improvised measures and a clear absence of the Ministry of Energy in managing the cri…