Camessa's preliminary report talks about a short circuit

The preliminary report, to which LMN had access, indicates that at that time there was a short circuit in the 500 kV Colonia Elía-Belgrano line, parallel to the one mentioned. "Simultaneously, and for reasons that are the subject of the investigation, the line 500 k was unhooked.KV Mercedes-Colonia Elia".

"Although the Colonia Elía-Nueva Campana line is unavailable, the system is ready to resist the disengagement of another 500 kV line, in which case they have disengaged two lines simultaneously, resulting in an abnormal weakening of the grid. of transport, which could destabilize the power plants of Yacyretá Salto Grande and its contributions have been lost (about 3,700 MW), "the company said in its report.

While this is stated, "the system is ready to automatically wipe out a similar request to lost generation and restore balance almost instantly." It looks at whether automatic discounts, which affect all distribution companies and great users, have worked well. "

"Apparently, in this transitional process, other additional generators (including the Embalse nuclear power plant) have disengaged and the entire system has been regained with a generation deficit that has led to its collapse, "he said.

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